Azalea Exbury Gibraltar Plant

Bloom color - Orange

Bloom time - April to May

Height - 4-6 ft

Width - 3-5 ft

Hardiness zone- 5-8

Partial shade to full sun

Deciduous

Rhododendron is a genus of 500 to 900 species and includes both of what we commonly call rhododendrons and azaleas. Most are evergreen but some are deciduous. They originate mostly from the Northern Hemisphere with high concentrations in western China, the Himalayas and Myanmar (Burma). They are grown for their showy spring flowers and in the case of evergreen types for their attractive winter foliage. True rhododendrons have 10 stamens in a flower and azaleas have only 5. Much hybridization has resulted in a great number of hybrid cultivars. Of note to gardeners in cool temperate areas are the large and small leaved evergreen rhododendrons and the evergreen and deciduous azaleas. Deciduous azaleas are deciduous shrubs that grow as multi-stemmed plants from the ground. They have thinner leaves than the evergreen azaleas and rhododendrons and drop their leaves in fall. Flowering occurs early in spring before or just as the new foliage emerges. They have been widely hybridized and many cultivars produce a lavish display of flowers. Colors run from white to yellow, pink, orange, red and lavender

Note: The plant is shipped in its pot, firmly secured with several layers of clear tape, thereby avoiding any shuffling and moving during transit. The plant reaches you with minimal damage- very safe and secure. We have been shipping plants like this for several years (plant are sometimes shipped in smaller pots for safety and ease of shipping). Most plants go dormant in fall and winter and will lose most of their leaves - looking dead and dry - very normal. They will flush out in spring. We cannot send ship some plants and some sizes to California due to restrictions placed by department of agriculture."