Amy Azalea - 3 Gallon Pot

Amy Azalea Azalea x kurume 'Amy' Plant Details USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-9b Find Your Zone Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Shrub Height at Maturity: 3-4' Width at Maturity: 4-5' Spacing: 3' for solid hedges; 7'+ for space between plants Growth Habit / Form: Bushy, Dense, Mounding, Rounded Growth Rate: Moderate Flower Color: White with Soft Pink and Red Freckles Flower Size: 1.5" Flowering Period: Spring Flower Type: Semi-Double - Hose in Hose (flower in flower) Fragrant Flowers: No Foliage Color: Dark Green Fragrant Foliage: No Sun Needs: Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun or Dappled Shade Water Needs: Average, lower when established Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay soils), Loam, Sandy (amend quick draining soils), Silt Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well-Drained Soil pH: 5.0 - 6.5 (Acid to Slightly Acid) Maintenance / Care: Low, Average Attracts: Butterflies, Visual Attention Resistances: Rabbit Description Very rare and an extremely heavy bloomer with one of if not the prettiest flowers we've ever seen on a cold hardy Kurume Hybrid, in spring, the Amy Azalea features semi-double hose-in-hose white flowers with soft pink overtones and deep red freckles on the upper lobe. An absolutely beautiful combination of colors all on the same flower. Blooming branches make for stunning indoor floral arrangements. The dark green evergreen foliage on a mound to about 4 feet tall and 5' wide serves as an excellent backdrop to the flowers. Excellent for partially shaded flowering shrub borders and home foundation plantings. Morning and evening sun with some filtered sun or shade in the afternoon is perfect. Landscape & Garden Uses Growing in a rounded mound 3 to 4 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide, the Amy Azalea is ideal for use as an accent, in groupings or mass plantings, or as a low hedge in partially shaded flowering shrub and landscape borders, woodland gardens, and home foundation plantings. Also a good one for pots, planters and containers. A fine addition to azalea gardens, pink theme gardens, Asian theme gardens and cottage gardens. Suggested Spacing: 3 feet apart for solid hedges; 7 feet or more apart for space between plants How To Measure Total Square Feet Of A Planting Area How Many Plants Needed To Cover A Planting Area? Growing Preferences The Amy Azalea is easy to grow and care for. She prefers a moist but well-drained and acidic soil that is rich in organic matter and part sun. Morning sun with afternoon shade or filtered sun is ideal. Azaleas do not like wet feet so avoid planting them in sites where soil stays constantly soggy or wet. Good drought tolerance when established. Helpful Articles Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Azaleas. Planting Evergreen Azaleas In The Ground & In Pots Fertilizing & Watering Evergreen Azaleas Pruning Evergreen Azaleas We are proud members of the ASA Plant Long & Prosper! Meet The Wilson Brothers & Staff Questions? Contact Us!