George Tabor Azalea
George Tabor Azalea
George Tabor Azalea
Elevate your North Georgia landscape with the timeless elegance of the George Tabor 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 a lovely orchid-pink to shell-pink shade, often featuring a darker pink blotch or throat speckling with subtle white variegation. The vibrant pink blooms nearly cover the plant in 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 George Tabor typically grows 6–8 feet tall and 4–6 (to 8) feet 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.
- Bloom: Large, single, orchid-pink to shell-pink flowers (3–4 inches) with darker pink blotches in mid-spring
- Foliage: Glossy dark green evergreen leaves for year-round beauty
- Size: 6–8 ft. tall and 4–6+ ft. 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