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.