Fragrant Star Azalea
Azalea x 'Fragrant Star'
Extremely fragrant, snowy white flowers top lovely blue foliage like stars in the sky. Fragrant Star has a strong, upright habit and is very heat tolerant. A must have!
| Key feature: | Easy Care |
| Plant type: | Rhododendron |
| Garden styles: | Asian/Zen, Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 5 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Water regularly when the top three inches of soil is dry. |
| Average landscape size: | Reaches four to five feet tall and two to three feet wide in ten years. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Flower attributes: | Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Easy Care, Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Espalier, Mass Planting, Specimen, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Winter |
| Foliage color: | Silver-blue |
| Item no.: | 4765 |
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Care Information
Prefers moist, well-drained sandy soil. Blooms less profusely in deep shade.
History
A polyploid form (doubled chromosomes) of 'Snowbird,' considered by many to be the most fragrant deciduous azalea. It retains all the good qualities, but has larger, pure white flowers, more substantial leaves and thicker branches. It has the same beautiful glaucous (blue) foliage and is also extremely fragrant. Found at North Carolina's Biltmore Estate
Extremely fragrant, snowy white flowers top lovely blue foliage like stars in the sky. Fragrant Star has a strong, upright habit and is very heat tolerant. A must have!
Care Information
Prefers moist, well-drained sandy soil. Blooms less profusely in deep shade.
History
A polyploid form (doubled chromosomes) of 'Snowbird,' considered by many to be the most fragrant deciduous azalea. It retains all the good qualities, but has larger, pure white flowers, more substantial leaves and thicker branches. It has the same beautiful glaucous (blue) foliage and is also extremely fragrant. Found at North Carolina's Biltmore Estate
| Key feature: | Easy Care |
| Plant type: | Rhododendron |
| Garden styles: | Asian/Zen, Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 5 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Water regularly when the top three inches of soil is dry. |
| Average landscape size: | Reaches four to five feet tall and two to three feet wide in ten years. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Flower attributes: | Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Easy Care, Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Espalier, Mass Planting, Specimen, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Winter |
| Foliage color: | Silver-blue |
| Item no.: | 4765 |