AZALEA mollis 'GIBRALTAR'

Mollis Azalea 'Gibraltar'

AZALEA mollis 'GIBRALTAR'

Mollis Azalea 'Gibraltar'

Deciduous hybrid orange Azalea. Free flowering with upright habit.
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  • Maintenance advice : Azaleas appreciate cool soils: keep the soil moist with regular watering in summer. In August-September, reduce the watering to enhance the flowering in the following spring.
  • Botanical/Horticultural origin : Horticultural origin; breeder Lionel de Rothschild, Knap Hill Nursery, Exbury Gardens (GB) around 1947
  • Use group : Heathland plants
  • Height at 10 years : 1,5 m
  • Width at 10 years : 1,5 m
  • Growth : Medium
  • Fragrance : No
  • Exposure : Half shade
  • Evergreen/Deciduous : Deciduous
  • Shape : rounded, ball, globe
  • Colour of leaves : Green
  • Colour of flowers : orange
  • Soil type : Garden soil
  • Uses : Border
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Large vermilion orange flowers with wavy edges, gathered in round clumps in May. Beautiful upright plant with dark green foliage. Nice autumn colouring. Vigorous, upright and compact variety. Hybrid of Knap Hill. Resists to parasitic fungus.