Caroline32's Garden
Azalea
Species: Azalea Japonica.
Common Name: Evergreen Azalea
Genus: Japonica
Exposure: Full sun or Light shade
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Moist acidic
Height: 2-4ft (in 10 years)
Spread: 2-4ft (in 10 years)
Flowering time: Late Spring
Ideal for a sunny, well-drained, shrub border with humus-rich, acid soil. Avoid planting too deeply. Apply a generous 5cm - 7cm (2in - 3in) mulch of leaf mould around the base of the plant each spring.
