Loxley, AL – Encore® Azalea, the world’s best-selling reblooming azalea – with blooms in spring, summer, and fall – has announced the debut of four new varieties in its collection for spring 2013. With the addition of Autumn Sunburst™, Autumn Lily™, Autumn Ivory™ and Autumn Jewel™, the collection now features 29 varieties offering improved characteristics such as increased cold-hardiness, sun tolerance and lacebug resistance in addition to three seasons of beautiful blooms.
A bright highlight in the garden, Autumn Sunburst grows compactly and blooms profusely in spring, summer, and fall. Its visually unique blooms, measuring two-and-a-half inches, are bi-color – coral pink with white ruffled edges – and stand out against the compact dark green foliage. Hardy to USDA Zone 6A, this variety grows 4 feet tall by 3.5 feet wide.
Autumn Ivory is a compact grower that bursts with huge quantities of two-inch bright white flowers spring, summer, and fall. Its dwarf size of almost 3 feet tall and 3 feet wide makes Autumn Ivory one of the best Encore Azaleas for containers and foundation plantings.
Robust and upright with deep green foliage, Autumn Lily produces three-inch white blooms with occasional single purple stripes. Its strong growth and profuse blooms make Autumn Lily perfect for mass and foundation plantings. One of the most cold-hardy Encore Azaleas, this variety grows to 5 feet wide by 5 feet tall.
Autumn Jewel provides landscape color year-round with its two-inch pink blooms in spring, summer, and fall, and its attractive purple winter foliage. Growing to 4 feet tall by 4 feet wide, Autumn Jewel is one of the most cold-hardy Encore Azaleas, hardy to USDA Zone 6A.
The unique multi-season blooming Encore Azaleas are available in garden centers across the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Northwest, with the four new varieties hitting retail shelves in spring 2013. For a complete list of retailers or more information on Encore Azaleas, visit www.EncoreAzalea.com.
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Source: Plant Development Services Inc.
