30+ Northern Lights Hybrid Azalea

Released by the university of minnesota landscape arboretum in 1994 northern hi lights is hardy to zone 4. The flowers are medium sized and plants reach to 4 6 feet.

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Northern lights hybrid azalea

Azalea x rosy lights northern lights hybrid an extremely hardy selection which provides a massive display of exceptional rose colored blooms in early spring on a mounding form with lustrous green foliage. Plants reach to 4 6 feet. Excellent for use as an accent plant or for mass plantings and shrub borders.

Its sweetly fragrant flowers emerge white with splashes of yellow on the upper petals. The first crosses were made in 1957. Azalea northern light series developed by the university of minnesota.

This hybrid has the best mildew resistance of any northern lights azalea. Should be sited in protective area in a well drained soil. Azalea northern lights series a hardy series of azalea hybrids rhododendron developed for bud hardiness in minnesota to withstand cold temperatures as low as 35 f without significant damage.

Northern lights azalea will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity with a spread of 3 feet. It is very fussy about its soil conditions and must have rich acidic soils to ensure success and is subject to chlorosis yellowing of the leaves in alkaline soils. This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade.

This hybrid arose from the same breeding stock as golden lights and was also developed in 1994. Many are fragrant and most have great fall color. Since then 12 new lights have been released.

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