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Getsutoku Azalea

Azalea x 'Getsutoku' (Satsuki hybrid)

Pronunciation: uh-ZAY-lee-uh
SKU #00736
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LIGHT: Filtered sun, Partial shade, Partial sun
WATER: Keep soil moist but not soggy.
SIZE: Slowly reaches 2 1/2 to 3 ft. tall, 3 to 3 1/2 ft. wide.
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Description A beautiful late season bloomer. Large, single wavy petals in a wide array of white, salmon, and pink combinations on a single plant. Great color on a mounding form that is ideal for containers, or for use as a low border shrub. Satsuki varieties can often handle a little more sun than most azaleas, though dappled sunlight is recommended. Evergreen.
Bloom Time Late spring
Deciduous/Evergreen Evergreen
Special Features Attracts Butterflies, Easy Care, Attracts Pollinators, Compact Form
Problems/Solutions Coastal Exposure
Growth Rate Slow
Flower Attributes Showy Flowers
Landscape Use Border, Container
Design Ideas Dwarf stature makes an excellent shrub for smaller urban applications. Exceptional plant for beds and borders; gives foundation planting early spring color. Naturalize beneath tree groves and on verges of wildlands. A natural for the traditional Asian inspired garden. A popular bonsai specimen.
Flower Color Multicolored
Foliage Color Green
Companion Plants Holly (Ilex); Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); Hosta (Hosta); Rhododendron (Rhododendron); Coral Bells (Heuchera)
Care Instructions Provide acidic, well-drained soil rich in organic matter. Best in an east or north exposure, protected from harsh sun in hot, dry climates. Follow a regular schedule of deep waterings during first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Feed with an acid fertilizer after bloom. Keep roots cool with a thick layer of mulch.
History This Japanese azalea is a hybridization between Rhododendron indcum and Rhododendron simsii The 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. Satsukis were introduced to the west around 1900, but breeding didn't really take off in the U.S. until the 1930s.
Lore Though they are known as azaleas, all azalea hybrids are technically members of the genus Rhododendron. Originally bred for characteristics ideal for bonsai use, Satsuki azaleas are twiggy with dense foliage, have a low, spreading, rounded and notably smaller leaves.
Details
DescriptionA beautiful late season bloomer. Large, single wavy petals in a wide array of white, salmon, and pink combinations on a single plant. Great color on a mounding form that is ideal for containers, or for use as a low border shrub. Satsuki varieties can often handle a little more sun than most azaleas, though dappled sunlight is recommended. Evergreen.
Bloom TimeLate spring
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesAttracts Butterflies, Easy Care, Attracts Pollinators, Compact Form
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure
Growth RateSlow
Flower AttributesShowy Flowers
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Container
Design IdeasDwarf stature makes an excellent shrub for smaller urban applications. Exceptional plant for beds and borders; gives foundation planting early spring color. Naturalize beneath tree groves and on verges of wildlands. A natural for the traditional Asian inspired garden. A popular bonsai specimen.
Flower ColorMulticolored
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsHolly (Ilex); Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); Hosta (Hosta); Rhododendron (Rhododendron); Coral Bells (Heuchera)
Care
Care InstructionsProvide acidic, well-drained soil rich in organic matter. Best in an east or north exposure, protected from harsh sun in hot, dry climates. Follow a regular schedule of deep waterings during first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Feed with an acid fertilizer after bloom. Keep roots cool with a thick layer of mulch.
History
HistoryThis Japanese azalea is a hybridization between Rhododendron indcum and Rhododendron simsii The 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. Satsukis were introduced to the west around 1900, but breeding didn't really take off in the U.S. until the 1930s.
LoreThough they are known as azaleas, all azalea hybrids are technically members of the genus Rhododendron. Originally bred for characteristics ideal for bonsai use, Satsuki azaleas are twiggy with dense foliage, have a low, spreading, rounded and notably smaller leaves.

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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.