Robert E. Lee Native Azalea (Rhododendron) - 1 Gallon Pot

Robert E. Lee Native Azalea Rhododendron x 'Robert E. Lee' Plant Details USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-9b Find Your Zone Shrub Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub Height at Maturity: 6' Width at Maturity: 6' Spacing: Space plants 10 feet or more for space between plants Flower Color: Deep Orange to Red Flower Size: Medium, 2.5-3" long in clusters Flowering Period: Early Spring Flower Type: Single, Trumpet-like Fragrant Flowers: Yes! Foliage Color: Dark Green Fragrant Foliage: No Berries: No Berry Color: NA Sun Needs: Shade or Mostly Shade, Dappled Shade, Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun, Water Needs: Average, Lower when established Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist Soil pH: 4.5 - 6.5 (Acid) Maintenance / Care: Low Attracts: Visual Attention Resistances: Heat, Humidity, Insect, Shade Description The closest to red in the Confederate Series, 'Robert E. Lee' Rhododendron, or what we call "Native Azalea," features abundant large clusters of fragrant flowers that are a striking deep deep orange to nearly red. A little later to bloom than others in the series. The deciduous Rhododendrons in the Confederate Series were bred for superior heat and humidity tolerance but will also handle temps down to -20 degrees F. An intermediate grower to 6 feet or so tall and wide. Landscape & Garden Uses Growing to 6 feet tall and equally as wide, the Robert E. Lee Native Azalea is ideal for use as a specimen or in groupings in woodland borders or other areas of the landscape that provide dappled shade and moist but well-drained soils rich in organic matter. Is also suitable for growing in large pots, planters and other containers. A fine addition to fragrance gardens, red theme gardens, Azalea gardens, woodland gardens, native plant gardens, and cottage gardens. Suggested Spacing: We do not suggest planting this beauty as a hedge. Space plants 10 feet or more for space between plants Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6a, where this native Azalea variety is not winter hardy, you can enjoy it in containers that can be moved indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring. Growing Preferences The Robert E. Lee Native Azalea is easy to grow in moist but well-drained, humus rich soil and dappled shade or morning sun with afternoon shade. Once established it is quite drought tolerant, requiring supplemental water only during prolonged periods of dry summer weather. Native azaleas are very low-maintenance, requiring little if any pruning. That said, occasionally we might prune a stray branch that is growing way outside the natural form of the plant, but not so much that it would spoil the natural form of this beautiful shrub. Helpful Articles Click on the link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for native azaleas. How To Plant & Care For Native Azaleas We are proud members of the ASA Plant Long & Prosper! Meet The Wilson Brothers & Staff Questions? Contact Us I was so delighted to get 'Robert E Lee ' I've been looking for quite some time for him. He arrived securely in the box and was a magnificent specimen. He will be added with my others in the 'Confederate ' garden. Thank you so much!-------------------------------------------------------------You're welcome. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy him for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! :) Beth Steele | WBG SUPER FAST SHIPPING ..PLANT WAS PACKED AND SECURED VERY WELL. I HAVE IT IN THE GROUND AND GROWING. HIGHLY RECOMMEND WILSON BROS FOR ANY AND ALL PLANTS ETC---------------------------------------Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! :) Beth Steele | WBG