Azalea japonica is arguably the very best spring shrub for smaller gardens – offering a brilliant splash of colour that will waken up even dingy corners combined with the benefit of evergreen foliage that provides year-round allure.
Azalea japonica ‘Red’ offers a bold colour block of bright red flowers from April to May, the whole bush being covered in a prolific flush of trumpet-shaped blooms that almost obscures the tight and bushy mound of small, dark green leaves. The foliage is retained all year, delivering structure and a perfect dark green backdrop to complement the colours of later perennial flowers and seasonal bedding.
This compact, low maintenance shrub is perfect for small space gardening, injecting energising colour into urban spaces such as balconies, terraces and courtyards where plants need to be grown in containers. It is equally suitable for planting into a narrow shady border or as a specimen shrub at the edge of a much larger mixed border. Grow Azalea japonica ‘Red’ in acid soil or pots of ericaceous compost where this hardy shrub will reliably reward year after year for very little maintenance. Height and Spread: 50-100cm (20-39in).
Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant size. The height and spread of the plant delivered will vary depending on the season, meaning arrival images are an indication only.
Compact, evergreen shrub with bright red flowers from April to May smothering dense, evergreen foliage that delivers year-round allure Grow Azaleas in moist, well drained, acid soil that has been enriched with plenty of well rotted organic matter. Choose a position in semi or dappled shade with shelter from cold drying winds. Many azaleas can cope with a sunny position provided that the soil remains reliably moist. Where soil conditions are alkaline, Azalea plants are best grown in patio containers, using a mix of ericaceous compost and a soil based compost such as John Innes No. 3. Azaleas are surface rooting so it is important to avoid planting them too deeply.
