Girard's Fuchsia Azalea is a semi-evergreen shrub with a mounding habit and small green foliage that takes on reddish tones in winter. Heavy blooms of deep fuchsia flowers blanket the foliage in mid spring. Best grown in part sun and rich, moist, well-drained acidic soils.
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Type:
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Shrub
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Height:
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4' - 6'
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Spread:
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4’ - 6'
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Spacing:
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5'
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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6 - 9
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Culture:
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Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Purple
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Season of Interest:
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Spring, Year-Round
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water Regularly. Mulch in winter. Proper care and air circulation should prevent most pest and disease problems. Rhododendrons are susceptible canker, crown rot, root rot, leaf spot, rust, powdery mildew, aphids, borers, lacebugs, leafhoppers, mealybugs, mites, nematodes, scale, thrips, and whitefly.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Garden, Foundation Plantings, and Hedges.
COMPANION PLANTS: Hydrangea, Azalea, Coral Bells
IMAGES: Photoset by Famartin, 'along Aquetong Lane in the Mountainview section of Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey' series, (1) 2023-04-26 08 58 31 Girard's Fuchsia Azalea flowers '...'(2) 2023-05-02 10 33 49 Girard's Fuchsia Azaleas blooming .'..', (3) 2023-11-13 07 33 17 Girard's Fuchsia Azlea leaves with frost in autumn '...', , (4) 2022-09-13 10 05 49 A recently-planted Girard's Fuchsia Azalea '...', CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
