Rosy Lights Azalea
Azalea x 'Rosy Lights' (Northern Lights hybrid)
Extremely hardy selection which provides a massive display of rose colored blooms. Mounding form is excellent for massing in shrub borders. Deciduous.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | az-ZAY-lee-uh |
| Key feature: | Spring Flowering |
| Plant types: | Shrub, Rhododendron |
| Garden style: | Asian/Zen |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Semi-evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 3 - 7 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate grower to 4 to 6 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Special features: | Attracts Hummingbirds |
| Landscape uses: | Barrier, Mass Planting, Poolside, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Late spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 0838 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Provide well drained soil, rich in organic matter. Feed with an acid fertilizer after bloom. Keep roots cool with a thick layer of mulch.
Design Ideas
Exceptional early spring color for beds, borders and foundation planting. Add to perimeter plantings. A natural large tree groves and the verges of wildlands or naturalistic landscapes. A traditional choice for Asian inspired gardens. Bold color for reflecting pools and water gardens.
Companion Plants
Group this azalea with other very cold hardy plants such as Pocahontas Canadian Lilac, (Syringa x hyacinthiflora 'Pocahontas'), Eastern Snowball, (Viburnum opulus 'Sterile'), Ivory Halo Dogwood, (Cornus alba 'Bailhalo') and Pamela Jackman Alpine Clematis, (Clematis alpina 'Pamela Jackman').
History
The Northern Lights azaleas were developed by the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, bred for their extreme cold hardiness. The program developed its first commercially available seedlings in 1978 resulting from the original cross of R. prinophyllum and R. x kosteranum. The former species is an American species found from Main south to Virginia and west to Missouri. White Lights was developed from R. prinophyllum and a white flowered Exbury hybrid.
Lore
Though these plants are typically listed as a genus azalea, there is no official genus by that name. They are all technically species and hybrids of genus Rhododendron.
Extremely hardy selection which provides a massive display of rose colored blooms. Mounding form is excellent for massing in shrub borders. Deciduous.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Provide well drained soil, rich in organic matter. Feed with an acid fertilizer after bloom. Keep roots cool with a thick layer of mulch.
Design Ideas
Exceptional early spring color for beds, borders and foundation planting. Add to perimeter plantings. A natural large tree groves and the verges of wildlands or naturalistic landscapes. A traditional choice for Asian inspired gardens. Bold color for reflecting pools and water gardens.
Companion Plants
Group this azalea with other very cold hardy plants such as Pocahontas Canadian Lilac, (Syringa x hyacinthiflora 'Pocahontas'), Eastern Snowball, (Viburnum opulus 'Sterile'), Ivory Halo Dogwood, (Cornus alba 'Bailhalo') and Pamela Jackman Alpine Clematis, (Clematis alpina 'Pamela Jackman').
History
The Northern Lights azaleas were developed by the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, bred for their extreme cold hardiness. The program developed its first commercially available seedlings in 1978 resulting from the original cross of R. prinophyllum and R. x kosteranum. The former species is an American species found from Main south to Virginia and west to Missouri. White Lights was developed from R. prinophyllum and a white flowered Exbury hybrid.
Lore
Though these plants are typically listed as a genus azalea, there is no official genus by that name. They are all technically species and hybrids of genus Rhododendron.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | az-ZAY-lee-uh |
| Key feature: | Spring Flowering |
| Plant types: | Shrub, Rhododendron |
| Garden style: | Asian/Zen |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Semi-evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 3 - 7 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate grower to 4 to 6 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Special features: | Attracts Hummingbirds |
| Landscape uses: | Barrier, Mass Planting, Poolside, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Late spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 0838 |
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