It is a evergreen, perennial, flowering shrub, see how the Autumn empress encore azalea looks like in the garden and landscape.
Autumn Empress Encore Azalea is suitable for growing in USDA hardiness zones: 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a. Other winter zone scales for planting this azalea are ANBG: 1, 2, 3; RHS: H6, H5, H4; PHZ: 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a.
| Plant type | shrub, flowering, hedges, containers |
| Life cycle | perennial, evergreen |
| Sun needs | full sun, part sun |
| Growth habit | upright |
| Flowering period | mid-spring, late summer, early fall, mid fall |
| Height at maturity | 1 m |
| Spread | 90 sm |
| Spacing | 80 sm for solid hedges; 5'+ for space between plants |
| Soil type | loamy, sandy, clay, silty |
| Soil moist/drainage | well drained moist, well drained |
| Soil PH | 5.0 - 6.5 (strongly acidic - neutral) |
| Water needs | average, lower when established |
| Maintenance / care | low, average |
| Resistance to | deer, drought, heat, humidity, clay soil, sun |
| Gardens types | container |
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