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Nuccio's Wild Cherry Azalea

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

Pronunciation: uh-ZAY-lee-uh
SKU #00842
7-9

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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
WATER: Keep soil moist but not soggy.
SIZE: Grows to 3 to 3 1/2 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 7-9

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Bloom TimeSpring
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesCompact Form
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure
Growth RateModerate
Flower AttributesShowy Flowers
Landscape UseBorder, Container
Design IdeasA 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 ColorRed
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsGardenia (Gardenia); Japanese Maple (Acer); Tree Fern (Dicksonia); Daphne (Daphne); Fatsia (Fatsia)
Care InstructionsFollow 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.
HistoryThe Satsuki azaleas are perhaps the most highly regarded of all in Japan. Breeding has resulted there the widest range of flower color, but there is equal emphasis on growth characteristics. They are derived from crosses between R.. indicum and R.. eriocarpum. Satsukis were introduced to the west around 1900, but breeding didn't really take off here until the 1930s. This variety was developed by Nuccio's Nurseries of Southern California, a leading breeder of about 150 cultivars.
LoreAzaleas 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.
Details
Bloom TimeSpring
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesCompact Form
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure
Growth RateModerate
Flower AttributesShowy Flowers
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Container
Design IdeasA 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 ColorRed
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsGardenia (Gardenia); Japanese Maple (Acer); Tree Fern (Dicksonia); Daphne (Daphne); Fatsia (Fatsia)
Care
Care InstructionsFollow 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
HistoryThe Satsuki azaleas are perhaps the most highly regarded of all in Japan. Breeding has resulted there the widest range of flower color, but there is equal emphasis on growth characteristics. They are derived from crosses between R.. indicum and R.. eriocarpum. Satsukis were introduced to the west around 1900, but breeding didn't really take off here until the 1930s. This variety was developed by Nuccio's Nurseries of Southern California, a leading breeder of about 150 cultivars.
LoreAzaleas 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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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.