Encore Azalea True
Rhododendron x Autumn Bonfire
The Encore Azalea True (Rhododendron x 'Autumn Bonfire') brings a dazzling display of brilliant red, semi-double blooms in spring, summer, and fall, ensuring continuous garden interest.
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About this plant
Experience true garden enchantment with the Encore Azalea True, a cultivar renowned for its exceptional reblooming capability. This vigorous evergreen shrub offers a sustained spectacle of vibrant, fire-engine red flowers, providing multiple seasons of captivating color when many other plants have faded. The 'Autumn Bonfire' cultivar is distinguished by its compact, rounded growth habit and glossy, deep green foliage that provides an attractive backdrop to the profusion of blooms. It's an ideal choice for adding a bold splash of color to borders, foundation plantings, or as a magnificent specimen in a mixed perennial bed. Easy to care for and remarkably resilient, the Encore Azalea True thrives in a variety of landscapes, offering a reliable and long-lasting display for both novice and experienced gardeners. Its vibrant hues are sure to become a focal point, drawing the eye and uplifting any garden design.
Care & maintenance
Requires minimal pruning; only prune lightly after the spring bloom if shaping is desired, avoiding heavy pruning after late summer to preserve developing flower buds. Fertilize in early spring with an acid-forming fertilizer formulated for azaleas and rhododendrons.
Quick facts
- Type
- evergreen
- Mature height
- 2-3 ft
- Mature width
- 3-4 ft
- Sun
- Full Sun to Partial Shade (ideally 4-6+ hours of direct sun for best rebloom)
- Water
- Medium to High; keep soil consistently moist, especially during dry periods and while establishing. Avoid waterlogging.
- Growth rate
- Moderate