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Nuccio's Wild Cherry Azalea

Azalea x 'Nuccio's Wild Cherry' (Satsuki hybrid)

Pronunciation: uh-ZAY-lee-uh
SKU #00842
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Description Beautiful, fast-growing, upright shrub helps extend flowering season! Great color for containers, or use as low border. Extra large blooms with round petals of light cherry-red. Evergreen.
Light Full sun, Partial sun
Watering Keep soil moist but not soggy.
Blooms Spring
Mature Size Grows to 3 to 3 1/2 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide.
DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen Evergreen
Special Features Compact Form
Problems/Solutions Coastal Exposure
Growth Rate Moderate
Flower Attributes Showy Flowers
STYLE
Landscape Use Border, Container
Design Ideas A perfectly sized azalea for high profile foundation planting. Attention getter at close range around outdoor living areas or to liven up dull shrub borders. Create irregular groups in sheltered locations around tree groves and in acidic soils in conjunction with conifers. Superior choice for both Chinese and Japanese inspired gardens.
Flower Color Red
Foliage Color Green
Companion Plants Gardenia (Gardenia); Japanese Maple (Acer); Tree Fern (Dicksonia); Daphne (Daphne); Fatsia (Fatsia)
CARE
Care 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.
HISTORY
Lore Azaleas are among the few blooming plants found in the traditional Japanese tea garden, and the earliest known hybrids originated in Japan. All azaleas are actually classified under genus Rhododendron, but share their own distinct taxonomical grouping.

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in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.

We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.