Autumn Embers Encore Azalea offers vibrant year-round color to any garden. Autumn Embers is one of the most popular Encore Azalea varieties with deep orange-red blooms that make a colorful statement in any landscape. These azaleas require little maintenance once established and have superb disease resistance. They are also great attractants to pollinators such as butterflies and hummingbirds. 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 Embers 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 your 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.
Red semi-double flowers occur up to three times per year, cycling through Spring, Summer, and Fall.
Matures to a height of 3 feet and is composed of branches gracefully extending to 3.5 feet wide
Thrives outdoors in USDA Zones 6-9, with adaptability for colder climates—simply grow in containers or planters for easy indoor relocation during winter months.
Flourishes in a range of lighting conditions from full sun to partial shade, accommodating various garden placements and exposures.
Ideal for creating accent pieces, borders, container gardens, foundation plantings, hedges, mass plantings, mixed garden beds, standout specimens, and woodland garden themes.
Planting/fertilizing: use well-draining garden soil mixed with your native soil to backfill the hole; to maximize growth, apply a slow-released slightly acidic fertilizer each Spring
Average shipped plant size: 8-15 inches tall x 8-15 inches wide
Ships from Alabama gulf coast - customers beyond the south eastern United States should consider placing orders from early Fall to mid-late Spring to avoid heat damage during transit
If you are working on a big landscape project, consider ordering 1-2 plants to ensure they meet your specifications before placing an order for your entire project
