Deciduous Azalea

Rhododendron Persil

• Position: partial shade
• Soil: moist, well-drained, humus-rich, acid soil or ericaceous compost
• Rate of growth: fast-growing
• Flowering period: April
• Flower colour: white
• Other features: autumn colour
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Magnificent heads of pure white, funnel-shaped flowers with a deep orange-yellow flare in mid-spring and mid-green leaves. This bushy, deciduous azalea looks fabulous planted in large groups in a shrub border or woodland edge with humus-rich, acid soil. One of the most flamboyant varieties its leaves turn beautiful bonfire shades in autumn.
  
  
• Garden care: Avoid planting too deeply. Apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of leaf mould around the base of the plant each spring.
  
  
• Goes well with: Amelanchier lamarckii, Pieris japonica 'Prelude', Enkianthus campanulatus, Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora, Hamamelis mollis, Galanthus nivalis

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