Autumn Moonlight Encore Azalea
Rhododendron x Autumn Moonlight Encore Azalea
Enjoy a spectacular display of large, semi-double white blooms with a golden throat, appearing spring, summer, and fall.
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About this plant
The Autumn Moonlight Encore Azalea brings a brilliant, long-lasting show to your garden with its abundant, semi-double white flowers. Each blossom features a striking golden-yellow throat, creating a captivating contrast and an elegant presence. Unlike traditional azaleas, this Encore variety delivers multiple flushes of blooms throughout the growing season, from spring's awakening to the crisp days of autumn. Its compact, upright growth habit and lustrous evergreen foliage provide year-round beauty and structure. Perfect for foundation plantings, mass plantings, or as a vibrant accent in mixed borders, the Autumn Moonlight Encore Azalea thrives in various garden settings. Its resilience and extended bloom time make it a truly exceptional choice for lasting color.
Care & maintenance
Requires minimal pruning, primarily for shaping after the spring bloom. Apply a slow-release, acid-loving fertilizer in early spring. Protect from strong winter winds in colder zones.
Quick facts
- Type
- evergreen
- Mature height
- 2-3 ft
- Mature width
- 2-3 ft
- Sun
- Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Water
- Medium; keep soil consistently moist, especially during dry spells and bloom periods.
- Growth rate
- Medium