Candy Lights Cold Hardy Azalea (Rhododendron) - 3 Gallon Pot
$62.98
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Candy Lights Cold Hardy Azalea (Rhododendron) - 3 Gallon Pot
$62.98
Sale price
$62.98
Regular price
$84.00
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Description
Candy Lights Azalea
Rhododendron 'Candy Lights'
Other Common Names: Candy Lights Deciduous Azalea, Candy Lights Deciduous Rhododendron
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-8b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub
Height at Maturity: 4-5'
Width at Maturity: 4-5'
Spacing: 3.5-4' apart for solid hedge; 8'+ for space between plants
Flower Color: Clear Pink
Flower Size: Medium, 2.5" wide in clusters
Flowering Period: Spring
Flower Type: Single
Fragrant Flowers: Yes
Foliage Color: Medium Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: No
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun in Zones 4-6, Morning and/or Evening Sun with Shade or Filtered Afternoon sun in Zones 7-8
Water Needs: Average
Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sand (amend quick draining soils for moisture retention), Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well-Drained
Soil pH: 4.5 - 6.5 (Acid to Slightly Acid)
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Extreme cold to -30F!
Description
Exceptionally cold hardy to -30 degrees F and deliciously fragrant, 'Candy Lights' is an outstanding selection in the Northern Lights series that produces abundant and stunning clusters of dark pink buds that open to beautiful and fragrant pink flowers in spring. The plant itself has a rounded habit 4 to 5 feet tall and equally as wide. Rich green leaves turn to a wonderful burgundy in fall. Plant this magnificent beauty near windows or close to patios, decks and other outdoor living spaces where the flowers and wonderful fragrance can be enjoyed.
Northern Lights azaleas were bred by the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to be very cold hardy with flower buds that can withstand temperatures of -30 to -45 degrees F.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 4 to 5 feet tall and equally as wide, Candy Lights Azalea is ideal for use as a specimen or in groupings in sunny to partially shaded landscape and woodland borders that provide a moist but well-drained soil rich in organic matter. A fine addition to fragrance gardens, pink theme gardens, Azalea gardens and cottage gardens.
Suggested Spacing: 3.5 to 4 feet apart for groupings or natural hedge; 8 feet or more apart for space between plants
Growing Preferences
Candy Lights Azalea is very easy to grow in moist but well-drained, humus rich soil and dappled shade or morning sun with afternoon shade. Once established has good drought tolerance. Deciduous azaleas are very low-maintenance, requiring little if any pruning. That said, occasionally we might prune a stray branch that is growing way outside the natural form of the plant, but not so much that it would destroy this beautiful shrub.
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Click on the link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for native azaleas.
How To Plant & Care For Native Azaleas
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