Kinpai Azalea
Azalea x 'Kinpai' (Satsuki hybrid)
SKU
00828
Beautiful, mounding shrub shows color early in season. Great for use in containers, or low border shrub. White-centered flowers with variations of coral, buff or reddish-orange borders. Evergreen.
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Full sun, Partial sun
Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
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Botanical Pronunciation | uh-ZAY-lee-uh |
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Lore | Certain Satsuki azalea cultivars are well adapted to the art of bonsai, and many very old specimens can be found in collections around the world. |
Average Size at Maturity | Slow growing to 2½ to 3 ft. tall, 3 to 3½ ft. wide. |
Bloom Time | Spring |
Design Ideas | A beautiful flowering shrub for use in foundation planting, beds and borders. A vital component of Asian style gardens, providing the structural spring color for the Japanese tea garden. Integrates nicely into southern formal compositions and provides excellent color for smaller courtyards. Works nicely as a landscape shrub in acidic soils as an understory woodland candidate or mixed with ferns to brighten shaded nooks and crannies. |
Deciduous/ Evergreen | Evergreen |
Flower Attribute | Showy Flowers |
Flower Color | Multicolored |
Foliage Color | Green |
Garden Style | Asian/Zen |
Growth Rate | Slow |
Landscape Use | Border, Container, Woodland Garden, Coastal Exposure |
Light Needs | Full sun, Partial sun |
Soil Needs | Azalea & Camellia Food |
Special Feature | Dwarf Plant, Gift Plant, Tolerates Acidic Soil |
Water Needs | Moderate |
Watering Needs | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
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.
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 7 - 9

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