Cotton Candy Native Azalea (Rhododendron) – 3 Gallon Pot

A chance seedling that came up in a potted blueberry at our azalea farm in 2015, we grew it on and were very impressed to see it flower after several years. In 2022 we finally had enough numbers to introduce and make them available to our customers. Sure to be a big hit with gardeners that love Native Azaleas, in spring, abundant clusters of deep rose-pink buds open to lightly fragrant, star-shaped trumpet flowers with pink petals and a splash of gold on the upper petal. We can’t say for sure how tall this beauty will be when all grown up, however its upright habit and form make us think maybe 6 to 8 feet tall by 5 to 6 feet wide or so, similar to many other non-dwarf varieties.

Growing 6 to 8 feet in height and 5 to 6 feet wide, the Cotton Candy Native Azalea is ideal for use as a specimen or grouping in woodland gardens and borders and shady flowering shrub borders. As she grows taller lower branches can be removed to form an attractive small focal point specimen tree in garden beds or pots, planters and other containers. A fine addition to Azalea and Rhododendron gardens, orange or golden theme gardens, fragrance gardens, shade and woodland gardens and cottage gardens.

Cotton Candy Native Azalea is very easy to grow in a moist but well-drained humus rich soil and dappled shade or morning sun with afternoon shade. Native azaleas are very low-maintenance plants that require little if any pruning. When established, plant are quite drought tolerant, requiring supplemental water only during prolonged periods of dry summer weather.