1 Gal. Autumn Carnation Reblooming Azalea Shrub with Pink Flowers

Description

Autumn Carnation Encore Azalea offers vibrant year-round color to any garden. Autumn Carnation allows gardeners to enjoy the rich medium pink flowers made popular by the classic Pink Ruffle azalea more than once a year. The exceptional flower quality and color and the lustrous dark green foliage make Autumn Carnation an excellent landscape addition. Unlike many traditional azaleas, Encore azaleas bloom best in full sun, so choose an area of your yard where they can receive at least 4-6 hours of sunlight. Autumn Carnation works well in foundation plantings or as a low growing hedge. Be sure to plant your Encore Azaleas in acidic to slightly acidic soil to maximize your bloom yield. Fertilize in the spring with a balanced fertilizer after the threat of the last frost has dissipated and feed once more in the summer to help you Encore bloom through fall. Encore Azalea is the world’s best-selling multi-season blooming azalea. In many areas of the country, Encore Azalea bloom during 3 seasons of the year-spring, summer, and fall. And, for areas of the country where azaleas don’t traditionally thrive, such as those in USDA hardiness Zone 6 and 7, you will see a spring or summer bloom, but not a fall bloom before your temperatures drop.

• Autumn Carnation’s flowers are rich medium pink, semi-double form and 2.5 inches wide
• Cold hardy to USDA Zone 6A. Hardy in USDA Zones 6A-10
• Encore Azaleas are the best selling re-blooming azalea shrubs
• Mature Size: 4.5 feet tall x 4 feet wide
• Can be grown in full sun to partial shade, needs 4-6 hours of sunlight
• Plant Carnation Encore Azaleas in bulk for a low growing hedge, or plant a single plant for colorful accent or specimen
• These pink blooming Azaleas can be grown in containers for patios, decks and entryways
• Ideal soil for Encore Azaleas is well draining slightly acidic soil with a pH of 5.5 – 6.5
• Very low maintenance plant once established
• Water thoroughly twice per week until established, then water once per week
• Fertilize every spring with slow-release fertilizer
• May be pruned if desired after spring bloom
• Not guaranteed to be in bloom on arrival
• Attracts butterflies
• Ships from Alabama – Customers beyond the Southeast US should place orders from early fall to late spring to avoid heat damage in transit
• Placing a large order? Consider ordering 1-2 of these pink blooming azalea plants to ensure that they will meet your specifications before placing the order for the entire project