Encore Azalea Autumn Empress (1 Gallon) Pink Flowering Shrub - Full Sun Live Outdoor Plant
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| Management number | 239905073 | Release Date | 2026/07/16 | List Price | $9.90 | Model Number | 239905073 | ||
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The Encore Azalea Autumn Empress is a must-have for gardeners seeking continuous color and low-maintenance beauty. This reblooming azalea produces stunning deep pink, semi-double flowers in spring, summer, and fall, ensuring your garden stays vibrant for months on end. Its compact, evergreen form features lush, dark green foliage that provides year-round interest, even when not in bloom. Perfect for hedges, borders, foundation plantings, or container gardens, the Autumn Empress is as versatile as it is beautiful. With its excellent cold hardiness and adaptability to various conditions, this azalea is an ideal choice for enhancing landscapes in USDA Zones 6–10.Encore Azaleas bloom best when given four to six hours of direct sunlight daily. When planting this Azalea dig the hole twice as wide as the pot and mix slightly acidic garden soil in with your native soil, then leave the top of the root ball half an inch above the ground level when filling the hole with soil.
- Key Feature: Reblooming deep pink, semi-double flowers appear in spring, summer, and fall.
- Mature Size Info: Grows 4–5 feet tall and 3–4 feet wide, forming a compact, rounded shape.
- Sun Exposure Info: Performs best in full sun to partial shade; at least 4–6 hours of direct sunlight is recommended.
- USDA Growing Zone Info: Suitable for Zones 6–10.
- How to Use in Your Landscape: Ideal for borders, low hedges, foundation plantings, or as a colorful accent in containers.
- Pruning Info: Prune lightly after each bloom cycle to maintain shape and encourage future flowering.
- Watering Info: Requires regular watering, especially during dry spells; prefers well-drained, acidic soil.
- Fertilizing Info: Feed with an azalea-specific fertilizer after the first bloom cycle and again in midsummer for robust growth and flowers.
- Landscape Product - Not guaranteed to be in bloom on arrival
- Average Shipping Size: 8-12 inches tall X 8-12 inches wide
- Ships from Alabama - Customers beyond the Southeast US should place orders from early fall to late spring to avoid heat damage in transit
- Placing a large order? Consider ordering 1-2 plants to ensure that they will meet your specifications before placing the order for the entire project
| Plant name | Azalea |
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| Color type | Pink, Green |
| Mature plant height | 4 ft |
| Light needs | Filtered Sun |
| Rec location | Outdoor |
| Usda hardiness zone | 6, 6b, 7, 7a, 7b, 8, 8a, 8b, 9, 9a, 9b, 10, 10a, 10b |
| Watering frequency | Weekly |
| Landscape use | Foundation Planting, Mass Planting, Hedge Barrier, Container |
| Plant category | Shrubs |
| Brand | Encore Azalea |
| Product line | Encore Azalea |
| Plant height | 8 in |
| Product net content parent | 1 |
| Plant container | Grower Pot |
| Product net content uom | Gallon |
| Foliage pattern | Solid |
| Human food producing seeds, plants & trees | N |
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