Azalea 'Madame Butterfly'
Photo Credit: Beechwood Gardens
BOTANICAL NAME: Azalea ‘Madame Butterfly’
COMMON NAME: “Madame Butterfly Azalea”
ATTRACTS: Butterflies & Hummingbirds
RESISTANT:
BLOOM COLOR/ TIME: Soft lavender flowers w/white overtones in mid-Spring
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Part sun to shade
HEIGHT: 4 to 5 feet
WIDTH: 4 to 5 feet
EVERGREEN OR DECIDUOUS: Evergreen
WATER REQUIREMENTS: Average
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Acidic, well drained soil w/high organic matter
GARDEN ATTRIBUTES: Long blooming
Drought tolerant
HARDINESS ZONES: 5B - 11
Madame Butterfly azalea is a multi-stemmed, evergreen shrub with an open, mounding habit that is great for mass plantings, borders or hedges. Prune after flowering. Soft Lavender flowers w/white overtones in mid-Spring.