Midnight Flare Azalea |
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Ericaceae Rhododendron X Midnight Flare |
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Grows In | Zone 6A · -10° to -5° F through Zone 9B · 25° to 30° F Grows in Ashburn! (Learn More) |
Sun Exposure | Morning Sun / Evening Shade, Morning Shade / Evening Sun, Dappled Light / Filtered Sun |
Soil Drainage | Well Drained |
Flower Color | Red |
Blooms | Early Spring Blooms |
Foliage Color | Light Green, Medium Green |
Average Height | 3' to 4' |
Average Width | 3' to 4' |
Attracts | Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Visual Attention |
Rhododendron X 'Midnight Flare' is a moderate growing perennial plant that can be grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 6A through 9B. It matures to an average height of 3 feet to 4 feet and an average width of 3 feet to 4 feet, depending on climate and other environmental factors. The foliage is light green and medium green in color.
Midnight Flare Azalea can be useful in the landscape along woodland borders, in mass plantings, in containers or planters, as a border or edger, as a background, in shrub borders, around decks, swimming pools, and other outdoor living areas, as an accent, in hanging baskets or in landscape beds or islands and also in rock or xeriscape gardens, theme gardens, cottage gardens, butterfly gardens, hummingbird gardens, herb gardens, perennial gardens or shade gardens.
When Midnight Flare is in flower everyone says where can I get that! It produces some of the deepest and richest, fiery, clear red flowers known in the Azalea world. The 2" wide blossoms seemingly cover up the plant in spring and are held against a foil of deep green, slightly bronze tinged foliage. Midnight Flare Azalea has a naturally medium to small rounded growth habit. Winner of the 2010 Rhododendron of the Year for the Southeastern US by the American Rhododendron Society.
Azaleas need a humus rich, acid soil and adequate moisture during establishment as well as a good organic mulch. The mulch will keep the root zone cooler and at a more stable temperature, helps to conserve moisture, controls competition from weeds, and as it breaks down it's nutrients are slowly release back into the soil feeding your plants. Properly mulched Azaleas often need little additional nutrients once they are well established. Never use lime around Azaleas and realize that many of your 'garden' fertilizers like 8-8-8 and 13-13-13 contain lime as a filler so this could be toxic to them. Use a slow release, non-burning, acidifying fertilize instead when needed.