Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Blaauw's Pink'
Common Name: Evergreen azalea
Genus: Rhododendron
Cultivar: 'Blaauw's Pink'
Category: Shrubs and Sub-shrubs
Growth Rate: Average
Features: Suitable for growing in containers
| Hardiness: Hardy | Height: 0.80 m (80 cm) |
| Sun/Shade: Partial shade | Spread: 1.00 m (100 cm) |
| Foliage Type: Evergreen | Flower Colour: Pink |
| Foliage Colour: Green | Flowering Period: May & June |
Soil Type: Acidic
Ericaceous: Requires a neutral or acid soil (or ericaceous compost), with a pH of 7 or below
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
Masses of small funnel shaped yellowish-pink flowers in late spring and early summer and small mid green leaves. This low growing evergreen azalea makes a perfect container plant. The luxuriant flowers each of which contains two rings of petals, one inside the other are great for brightening a partly shady patio or courtyard garden.
- Garden care: Avoid planting too deeply. Apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of leaf mould around the base of the plant each spring.
- Goes well with: Amelanchier lamarckii, Pieris japonica 'Prelude', Enkianthus campanulatus, Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora, Hamamelis mollis, Galanthus nivalis.
Similar Plants:
Deciduous azalea
Rhododendron 'Daviesii'
Dwarf rhododendron
Rhododendron Blue Diamond Group
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Fumiko' (syn. Geisha Purple)
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