Description
Autumn Fire Encore Azalea offers vibrant year-round color to any garden. Autumn Fire produces blazing true red semi-double blooms. Its glossy dark green foliage deepens to a saturated purple bronze in winter adding year round appeal to gardens. Unlike many traditional azaleas Encore azaleas bloom best in full sun so choose an area of your yard where they can receive at least 4-6 hours of sunlight. Autumn Fire works well in foundation plantings or as a low growing hedge. Be sure to plant your Encore Azaleas in acidic to slightly acidic soil to maximize your bloom yield. Fertilize in the spring with a balanced fertilizer after the threat of the last frost has dissipated and feed once more in the summer to help you Encore bloom through fall. Encore Azalea is the world’s best-selling multi-season blooming azalea. In many areas of the country Encore Azalea bloom during 3 seasons of the year-spring summer and fall. And for areas of the country where azaleas don’t traditionally thrive such as those in USDA hardiness Zone 6 and 7 you will see a spring or summer bloom but not a fall bloom before your temperatures drop.
