Formosa Azalea
3 Gallon
$39.00
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$39.00
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Formosa Azalea
$39.00
Sale price
$39.00
Regular price
Formosa Azalea
Elevate your North Georgia landscape with the timeless elegance of the Formosa Azalea, a standout Southern Indica variety prized for its prolific spring blooms and robust evergreen presence.This classic azalea produces masses of large, 3–4 inch showy funnel-shaped flowers in vibrant lavender-pink to magenta-purple shades, often with a darker pink or purple blotch. The bold blooms nearly cover the plant in early to mid-spring, creating a stunning contrast against the deep green, leathery, oval foliage and delivering a dramatic and sophisticated display that brightens any Piedmont or North Georgia garden.A vigorous, mounding evergreen shrub, the Formosa typically grows 6–8 feet tall and wide at maturity, making it ideal for foundation plantings, natural hedges, screening, mass plantings, or as a striking specimen in the North Georgia climate. It offers excellent heat and humidity tolerance—key for our hot, humid summers—along with occasional light rebloom in fall for extended seasonal interest.
Key Features:
- Bloom: Large, single, lavender-pink to magenta-purple flowers (3–4 inches) with darker blotches in early to mid-spring
- Foliage: Glossy dark green evergreen leaves for year-round beauty
- Size: 6–8 ft. tall and wide
- Habit: Upright, spreading, mounding form
- Hardiness: Zones 7–9 (perfectly suited for North Georgia’s USDA zones)
- Light: Full sun to partial shade (best flower color and performance with some protection from intense afternoon sun)
- Soil: Prefers acidic, well-drained, organic-rich soil—common in many North Georgia gardens with proper amendment