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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

$69.00
$69.00
$69.00
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Sweet Azalea Shrub

$69.00
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$69.00
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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.

This collection includes keystone plants and supports: 

- 33 native bee species

- 101 butterfly species

- 96% of backyard birds that rely on these insects to feed their young

- Dozens of other pollinators foraging for nectar

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.

Also Includes: Garden design ideas and plant 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 Your Plants

Sweet Azalea

Rhododendron arborescens

Grows to: 8-12 Ft

Spread: 8-20 Ft

Blooms: May-July

Light Requirements: Full Sun, Part Shade

Soil Moisture: Moist, Well-Drained

Soil Description: Sandy, Acidic, Rich Organic Material

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

Deer Resistant: No

You’ll help birds, pollinators such as bees, butterflies, other insects, amphibians and small mammals, and reptiles. 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. Bring nature home. There’s no easier place to get a daily dose of nature and the physical, mental and spiritual benefits. 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.