Live Hardy Azalea Purple Gem Plant

Prized for its showy trusses of stunning purple violet flowers. They come in many flower colors including pink red white yellow and purple.

Powell Gardens Blog September 2010

Live hardy azalea purple gem plant

It also helps to amend the soil with compost beforehand. Quart dandy man color wheel rhododendron live plant pink flowers and evergreen foliage. There are low growing ground cover azaleas plants that grow from 1 to 2 feet as well as plants that can grow up to 25 feet tall.

It reliably produces loads of purple flowers in mid spring. Rhododendron x purple gem h 1 a handsome dwarf evergreen shrub with a dense habit and deep blue green foliage that develops a bronze tint in winter. Rich of a strong cinnamon to clove fragrance this azalea is exceptionally cold hardy and can withstand temperatures as low as 25ºf 32ºc.

Obtain a soil ph test. The foliage of elliptic smooth blue green deciduous leaves turns attractive shades of purple in fall. Azaleas have shallow roots and require a well drained acidic soil.

Plant in partial shade and water regularly especially during extreme heat. The azalea is hardy to various usda zones depending upon the variety. Purple gem hardy azalea is prized for its dwarfed form evergreen foliage and dense blooming habit.

Includes one live plant. Very showy and lush just one plant can create quite a scene in semi shaded spots along walkways or near entrances. Great for northern gardens but protection from winter winds is suggested.

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