BOTANICAL NAME:  Azalea ‘Mangetsu’

COMMON NAME:  “Mangetsu Azalea”

ATTRACTS:  Butterflies & Hummingbirds

RESISTANT:

BLOOM COLOR/ TIME: Small, single bi-color purple and white blooms in Spring and sporadically in Fall.

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Part sun to shade          

HEIGHT: 1-2’ tall

WIDTH: 1-2’ wide

EVERGREEN OR DECIDUOUS: Evergreen

WATER REQUIREMENTS: Average

SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Acidic, well drained soil w/high organic matter

GARDEN ATTRIBUTES: Long blooming

Drought tolerant

Repeat blooming

HARDINESS ZONES: 7-9

Mangetsu azalea has a compact, medium sized, evergreen shrub that is great for mass plantings, borders or hedges. Prune after flowering. Small, single bi-color purple and white blooms in Spring and sporadically in Fall.