Deciduous Azalea occidentale

Deciduous Azalea occidentale

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Flowering Month:
June
Flower Colour:
Bicoloured, White & Cream
Height After 10 Years:
125-150cm
Scent:
Scented
Interesting Foliage:
Yes
Hardiness:
To -15 °C, To -20 °C
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A wonderful sweet-scented June flowering azalea with large white and pink flowers and an orange blotch. It has good autumn foliage colours. Selected from the best plants in Oregon and California, this is a stunning plant. Height 120-150cm in 10 years.

occidentale has been used in the development of many beautiful scented deciduous azalea hybrids, but can be prone to mildew towards the end of the summer, so it's best planted in a light and breezy position.

  • A strong grower with lovely fragrance.
  • Easy to grow.
  • Ideal position: most garden situations that are light and breezy.
  • Habit: upright.
  • Group: Deciduous Azalea.
  • Subsection: Pentanthera.
  • Introduction date: circa 1851.
  • Species distribution: S Oregon to N California.
  • Approximate altitude: sea level to 2,750m.
  • Ideal soil: pH 4.5 to 6.
  • RHS Hardiness Rating: H6.
  • How we usually propagate this plant: Seed.
  • Awards: AGM until 2013.