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Sweet Azalea Shrub Part Shade - Garden for Wildlife
Sweet Azalea Shrub Part Shade - Garden for Wildlife
Sweet Azalea Shrub Part Shade - Garden for Wildlife
Sweet Azalea Shrub Plants - Garden for Wildlife

Sweet Azalea Shrub

$62.10
$62.10
$69.00
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Sweet Azalea Shrub

$62.10
$62.10
$69.00
Sold Out
  • Multi-season bloom
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Sweet Azalea is a deciduous shrub that produces clusters of fragrant white flowers with contrasting red stamens in early summer. With leaves that turn shades of bronze, red, and purple in the fall, it makes a wonderful addition to a shrub border or woodland garden.

Grown non-GMO and free of harmful neonicotinoids just for your area, Sweet Azalea for sun/part-shade will:

  • Add year-round interest to your garden with loosely-branched stems, glossy foliage, fragrant blooms, and fall color.
  • Support other wildlife species including birds, butterflies, moths, and bees.
  • Never need chemicals and require less water once established.

Sweet Azalea has a shallow, fibrous root system and will do best when planted in an area with evenly moist but well-drained conditions and mulched. Sweet Azalea, also known as Rhododendron arborescens (arborescens means "tree-like"), can occasionally grow up to 20’ in height and spread. Be sure to select a planting site that will accommodate its mature size.

Sweet Azalea has the potential to support up to:
• 53 butterfly and moth species
• Dozens of other pollinator species foraging for nectar
• 96% of the backyard birds that rely on larval insects to feed their young

All purchases support National Wildlife Federation’s non-profit mission to help declining wildlife and expand native plant availability nationwide.

Our plants are grown regionally to thrive where you live and help local wildlife. Confirm availability for your area using the zip code checker near the add to cart button above.

Orders placed during an active shipping window will ship within 10 business days* of the order date.

*To ensure your plants arrive healthy, we may delay shipments to certain areas during times of extreme temperatures, natural disasters, or other conditions that will impact the plants during transit. Any delays will be clearly communicated.
See our Shipping Timeframes page for more detail.

When your order ships, you will receive an email from orders@gardenforwildlife.com with tracking information.

Your digital download containing garden design ideas and planting tips is sent by email immediately after purchase.

Also Includes: Planting instructions and plant care guidance from our pros.

Sizing: This shrub ships in a one gallon container with established root mass. In the Fall, branches will be 24” to 32” tall with leaves. Spring shipments will be dormant with only branches and no leaves and healthy one gallon root mass. These shrubs are a good focal point for a wildlife garden. Multiple shrubs can provide a border garden.

Meet the Sweet Azalea

Rhododendron arborescens

Grows to 8-12 Ft (up to 20 Ft)

Spread 8-20 Ft

Blooms May-July

Light Requirement: Sun, Part Shade (avoid afternoon sun)

Soil Moisture: Moist, Well-Drained

Soil Description: Sand, Rich Organic Matter, Acidic

Attracts: Native Bees, Bumblebees, Caterpillars, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Birds

Deer Resistant: No

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You’ll help birds, pollinators such as bees, butterflies, other insects, amphibians and small mammals, and reptiles.
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Your impact reaches far beyond your own garden. You’ll be creating habitat for declining wildlife, but also helping to reduce urban heat islands and manage storm water runoff.
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Bring nature home. There’s no easier place to get a daily dose of nature and the physical, mental and spiritual benefits.
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All orders support our non-profit mission to help declining wildlife and expand native plant availability nationwide.
butterfly icon
You’ll help birds, pollinators such as bees, butterflies, other insects, amphibians and small mammals, and reptiles.
glove icon
Your impact reaches far beyond your own garden. You’ll be creating habitat for declining wildlife, but also helping to reduce urban heat islands and manage storm water runoff.
house icon
Bring nature home. There’s no easier place to get a daily dose of nature and the physical, mental and spiritual benefits.
hand holding a plant icon
All orders support our non-profit mission to help declining wildlife and expand native plant availability nationwide.
butterfly icon
You’ll help birds, pollinators such as bees, butterflies, other insects, amphibians and small mammals, and reptiles.
globe icon
Your impact reaches far beyond your own garden. You’ll be creating habitat for declining wildlife, but also helping to reduce urban heat islands and manage storm water runoff.
house icon
Bring nature home. There’s no easier place to get a daily dose of nature and the physical, mental and spiritual benefits.
hand holding a plant icon
All orders support our non-profit mission to help declining wildlife and expand native plant availability nationwide.
butterfly icon
You’ll help birds, pollinators such as bees, butterflies, other insects, amphibians and small mammals, and reptiles.
globe icon
Your impact reaches far beyond your own garden. You’ll be creating habitat for declining wildlife, but also helping to reduce urban heat islands and manage storm water runoff.
house icon
Bring nature home. There’s no easier place to get a daily dose of nature and the physical, mental and spiritual benefits.
hand holding a plant icon
All orders support our non-profit mission to help declining wildlife and expand native plant availability nationwide.

Meet the Growers

When you buy a Garden for Wildlife™ Native Plant Collection, you're not just helping wildlife and the planet; you're also supporting the hard-working small businesses in your region who we've partnered with to grow our native plants. 

We select independent, regional growers who meet specific standards, including:

- Sustainable, chemical-free growing practices.

- Experience growing native, local ecotype plant species.

- The ability to grow and sort mass plugs/starter plants.

- The capacity to safely pack and ship plants to their new homes.

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