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Azalea
Rhododendron indicum · Shrub
Azalea is a slow-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 7-8, that matures to about 2–3 ft × 2–3 ft. It does best in part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect pink and red blooms in spring and summer. It stands up well to rabbits.
- USDA zones
- 7-8
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 2–3 ft × 2–3 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Pink, Red
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Tough against
- Rabbits
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Japan
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