With one of the largest blooms in the Encore Azalea collection, the Autumn Sangria has an especially dense growth habit and a gorgeous dark pink and green color combination. Autumn Sangria Azaleas are well suited to be planted as a specimen, mass, accent or foundation planting. Plant your encore azalea in slightly acidic well-drained garden soil and fertilize in spring will slow-release fertilizer for best foliage and bloom production. Once established Encore azaleas are easily maintained and will require limited pruning to keep a uniform look.
Looking for an award-winning blooming shrub for your landscape? Then look no further than the Autumn Royalty Encore Azalea! The Autumn Royalty was voted Azalea of the Year by the American Rhododendron Society, and it earned it! This azalea features large single-form, deeply funneled, magenta-purple blooms that rebloom periodically from spring to the onset of winter.
The initial spring bloom will produce a multitude of gorgeous purple flowers. These flowers coat the Encore Royalty, creating quite a display. However, that’s not it for this reblooming azalea. It’s capable of blooming 3 times a year! Additionally, some warmer zones have the potential for even more.
The Autumn Royalty is a reliably evergreen landscape element. New foliage emerges a delicate light green before maturing to a rich dark green. These leaves are fuzzy, elliptic, and pointed at the tip.
This is one of the larger Encore Azaleas, reaching a mature size of 4.5′ H x 4′ W. At that size, it’s perfect as a low-maintenance hedge, specimen, or accent. Otherwise, try it as a container plant or mass planting. However you use it, you’ll appreciate its high bloom potential and eye-catching flowers.
With its beautiful dark green foliage upright growth and deep red-pink blooms, Autumn Rouge from the Encore Azalea Collection is well suited for backgrounds or hedges. In spring, summer and fall Autumn Rouge will produce an abundance of deep red-pink semi-double blooms. Encore Azalea are great for planting in the landscape or in container gardens and will grow best in slightly acidic soil.
The Autumn Carnation Encore Azalea promises to bring bounties of beautiful blooms to your landscape and/or garden! The Autumn Carnation produces rich semi-double, pink blooms that have a delicately ruffled appearance to them. Blooms first appear in spring in an impressive display. Afterward, this Encore Azalea will continue the show by reblooming in summer and fall.
The eye-catching pink azalea blossoms rest atop shimmering vivid green foliage. New growth emerges a bright green before maturing to a deep green.
The Autumn Carnation Encore Azalea is an intermediate sized Encore Azalea, and reaches a mature size of 4.5′ H x 4′ W.
Try this pink blooming azalea as a foundation planting, accent, border, hedge, or container plant. However you use it, you really can’t go wrong!
This variety is naturally compact, with a rounded growth habit. Therefore, pruning is traditionally unnecessary with this low-maintenance variety.
The Autumn Sunset Encore Azalea is a reliable beauty that lives up to the Encore Azalea name! This selection features single-form, orange-red blooms with a splash of red flecks towards the center of the flower. These blooms are medium-sized, at about 2.5 inches across. Additionally, they’re quite prolific, and, like other Encore Azalea varieties, the Autumn Sunset is capable of reblooming up to 3 times a year!
The Autumn Sunset Encore Azalea isn’t all blooms though! This variety also features bright green evergreen foliage. Furthermore, its leaves are rounded, and glossy, with almost no leaf hair. This consistent foliage provides the perfect backdrop for its bright flowers to really shine.
The Autumn Sunset has a neat and compact dwarf growth habit that is quite easy to maintain with minimal pruning. At its mature size of 3′ H x 3.5′ W, it’s somewhat reminiscent of a muffin top. This is due to its naturally rounded growth habit.
Use this red-blooming azalea as a specimen, accent, informal hedge, or foundation planting. Otherwise, the Autumn Sunset is also great for containers or mass plantings.
The Chiffon series just got more exciting with the addition of this blue-flowered selection. It has the same vigorous growth and lacy blooms, but with large, single blue flowers. Each is adorned with a lacy center to create an anemone-like bloom. Bold yet delicate, Blue Chiffon is a star in the garden from late summer to fall. The distinctive flower color complements many popular late summer perennials.
USDA zones 5-9
Mature size 48-72″ W x 96-144″ H
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth early spring
Full sun to part shade; Blooms spring through fall
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Recommended spacing 96-144 inches
Botanical Name: Blue Chiffon® Rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus
Ships Dormant winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Average shipping height – 2g 12-18 inches, 5g 20-24 inches
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This reblooming azalea features unique magenta purple and crisp white blooms that emerge in unpredictable patterns. Some have purple stripes, some are all white with purple spots, while some emerge completely purple! This random bloom nature creates a fantastic display when planted in groups. An initial bloom symphony of white and magenta will greet you in spring. Afterwards, expect the Autumn Twist to bloom up to 2 more times; with up to 3 bloom cycles being possible every year! The Autumn Twist’s evergreen foliage emerges a soft green before maturing to a darker green hue. Furthermore, these soft, elliptically-shaped leaves come to a defined point on the end.
Want a classic look? You can’t go wrong with Black Diamond Best Red. Like a garnet necklace paired with a little black dress or bold bright red lipstick, Best Red is the perfect summer garden accessory. Striking ebony foliage and vivid crimson blooms add instant drama with just the right amount of class to the garden. And with a maximum size of 10-12 feet tall and 8 feet wide, Best Red won’t take over the entire landscape. Black Diamond Best Red is perfect as a statement piece for petite landscapes or for mass planting on larger properties. masses of brilliant jewel-toned blooms from Summer until the first frost.
Best Red Black Diamond Crape Myrtles are a revolutionary series with stunning near-black foliage crowned with masses of vivacious red blooms. Low-maintenance and drought tolerant, Best Red Black Diamonds bring beauty to every garden.
USDA zones 7-11
Mature size 96″ W x 144″ H
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in early spring
Full sun to partial shade; Blooms summer through first frost
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Recommended spacing 80-96 inches
Botanical Name: Best Red™ Black Diamond® Crapemyrtle
Ships Dormant winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Average shipping height – 2.25g 20-24 inches, 7g 30-34 inches
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The Wintergreen Boxwood is a cold tolerant, slow growing broad leaf evergreen shrub that can be planted individually or in containers. New growth emerges bright green in the spring and hardens off to a darker green. It is one of those plants that, while not requiring much in the way of maintenance, is nevertheless enjoyable to work with. It is almost a perfect fit in a small, but meticulously landscaped yard or garden. An added advantage of this plant is that it is not high on the list of favorite foods for either deer or rabbits. They are perfect for growing evergreen hedges and garden borders.
USDA zones 4-9
Mature size 36″ W x 60″ H
Low Maintenance
Evergreen – Year round interest
Full sun to part shade
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Recommended spacing 36 inches
Botanical Name: Buxus sinica var. insularis ‘Wintergreen”
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Average shipping height – 1g 8-12 inches, 2.25g 16-20 inches
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Gold Mop False Cypress is a slow growing perennial shrub that is a contrast to conventional green conifers. It retains it’s lovely golden hue throughout the year, making it a contrasting addition to any garden landscape especially during the winter months.
USDA zones 4-8
Mature size 60″ W x 60″ H
Low Maintenance
Evergreen
Full sun to part shade; Year round interest
Used in landscapes and as accents
Recommended spacing 60 inches
Botanical Name: Chamaecyparis
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Average shipping height – 1g 6-10 inches, 2.25g 12-18 inches
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The Holly Sky Pencil is a narrow, columnar shrub that produces small, greenish evergreen leaves. New growth emerges light green but darkens up with age. This Holly can get up to 8 feet in height but stays very narrow at 2-3 feet wide at maturity. Let them grow to the height you would like, and then just keep the top trimmed. They are grown primarily for their interesting shape and make perfect container gardens.
USDA zones 6-9
Mature size 24-36″ W x 96″ H
Low Maintenance
Evergreen – Year round interest
Full sun to part shade
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Recommended spacing 24 inches
Botanical Name: Ilex crenata
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
The Blush Pink Nandina from the Southern Living Plant Collection is a fantastic new twist on the classic Nandina Firepower. Eye-popping pink new growth sets the Blush Pink apart from its contemporaries, as the rosy hues seem to simply blush out of the leaves. The shades of pink beam throughout the growing season, culminating with a spectacular autumn and winter showcase of brilliant pink-flushed and dramatic crimson foliage. These compact, dwarf nandinas are perfect for mass planting, container gardening, and borders, and require very little care or pruning!
