Autumn Majesty™ Encore® Azalea

If you love rich majestic purples, once a color only allowed for royalty, then the Autumn Majesty® Encore® Azalea is for you. A repeat bloomer, the beautiful lilac-purple blooms, each an inch across, are double flowers, packed with many petals, and carried in clusters of 3 to 7. Smothering the compact bush in beauty, like other Encore® Azaleas it blooms profusely in spring, and then produces some flowers through summer, before ending the season with an encore performance of many blooms in fall. On a plant that will mature around 3 feet tall and a little wider, this multiple blooming brings azaleas from just being spring blooming plants to become all-season-long contributors to the beauty of your garden. Grow it with other azaleas, rhododendrons and camellias in a garden of acid-loving plants, or use it for beds under large trees. Plant it around your home, or grow it in a pot or planter box. This gorgeous plant looks great anywhere. It enjoys more sun than most other azaleas, so it allows you to use these great plants where you might have thought an azalea would never grow. A great addition to our range of Encore® Azalea.

• Beautiful lilac-purple blooms in spring, summer and fall
• Evergreen, compact, rounded bush matures around 3 feet tall and wide
• Ideal for garden planting and for pot growing
• Benefits from more sun than other types of azaleas
• Should be grown in acidic soils

Grow the Autumn Majesty® Encore® Azalea in full sun in cooler zones and with afternoon shade in hot ones. It needs high light levels to rebloom well. Grow it in rich, moist soil that is well-drained and acidic. The pH of your soil should be below 6.5, and preferably 5.5 or lower. For pots use a soil especially blended for acid-loving plants, and keep well-watered, especially from spring to fall. Garden plants should also be watered regularly, as this is not a drought-tolerant plant. Deer don’t eat it and it generally stays free of pests or diseases if the soil conditions and light is suitable. Remove spent flowers, and established plants can benefit from a light trim immediately after the first flush of blooms in spring.