azalea
Rhododendron indicum
USDA zones7 to 8
SunHandles partial sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Notes
Azalea (Rhododendron indicum) is an evergreen shrub for borders, specimen planting, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes part sun or part shade and average to moist, loamy soil. It grows slowly into a dense mound of green leaves, 24 to 36 inches tall and wide. Red flowers open in spring, with some more blooms in early summer and autumn. Rabbits tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Oakleaf hydrangea, Foam flower, Christmas fern, and Paperbark maple.
Native range
Japan.