Encore® Autumn Ivory® Azalea

Decorate your landscape with these small, sophisticated accent shrubs. Encore® Autumn Ivory® Azalea (Rhododendron 'Roblev') features lovely white blooms and dark green broad-leaf evergreen foliage. And because it's an Encore® Azalea, Autumn Ivory® delivers serious flower power! Your butterflies and Hummingbirds will love this Azalea, and so will you for its ease of care and adaptability to a variety of conditions!

These cold-hardy, sun-tolerant, durable broad-leaved evergreens will produce three flushes of blooms for you. Enjoy a lush display in late spring, then again in summer, and once more in early fall! Their dwarf size makes it easy to fit in just about anywhere. These are magnificent Azaleas for containers and foundation plantings.

Gorgeous, glossy foliage grows in lush all the way to the ground. It stays evergreen for you and supplies your landscape design with fine-textured structure all year long. Hardy Azalea throughout USDA growing zones 7 to 10 are heat and humidity-resistant flowering evergreen shrubs! These petite shrubs grow 2-3 feet in height and width and remain a neat and tidy rounded ornamental flowering evergreen!

Planting and Application:

Its petite mature size makes Autumn Ivory® a perfect fit for tiny, modern lots. Autumn Ivory® Azalea illuminates your landscape through the growing season. Use these easy-care shrubs to add high-end, designer style. Tie your entire landscape together with Autumn Ivory® planted in every garden bed. You could even consider these a flowering alternative to Boxwood!

Autumn Ivory® is a compact grower that bursts with huge quantities of bright white flowers. Allow it to brighten up tired old plantings with a fresh, crisp display. This is truly a modern-day foundation plant! Run this year-round greenery along the entire length of your property or as a backdrop for your existing plantings, or try two of them flanking on either side of your front door. Use these focal points in your foundation plantings without any fear.

Add it as a low hedge on the east or southeastern side of established evergreen trees. Autumn Ivory® makes one of the very best facer shrubs at the foot of taller shrubs in your mixed borders, too. Create a solid, low hedge or outdoor room by planting 2 feet on center. You'll measure from the center of one to the center of the next plant.

Plant them in the ground, if you have slightly acidic soil, or use Autumn Ivory® as a Thriller in your seasonal containers and planter. White flowers reflect the moonlight so beautifully. Create a special Moon Garden with white-flowering plants of all shapes and sizes. Unwind from your busy day and put your feet up. Spend some quality "me-time" enjoying your garden at night with a nice glass of your favorite beverage. Add fairy lights to your planting beds for extra magic!

• Sophisticated Green & White Dwarf Azalea
• Repeat Pure White Blooms in Spring, Summer & Fall
• Fabulous for Cut Flowers, Pollinators & Hummingbirds
• Stays Compact and Dense
• Handsome, Broad-Leaved Evergreen Foliage
• Great for Foundation Plantings, Perfect Thriller for Containers

#ProPlantTips For Care

This low-maintenance flowering shrub tolerates full sun and heat, as long as the soil is mulched. In USDA Zones 9 - 10, give them some shade in the afternoon for best results. They require 4-6 hours of direct sunlight daily. Ideally, Rhododendrons and Azaleas love a cool, moist, slightly acidic soil that is high in organic matter.

When planting Azaleas in the ground, you'll get better results if you plant them too high, than too low. Mound up when planting by leaving a few inches of the root ball showing. Pull pine bark or pine straw mulch up to cover the root system Use 3-4 inches of pine bark or pine straw mulch to add acidity and improve your soil over time. Please reapply a mulch layer each year. If your soil is highly alkaline or doesn't drain well, try Encore® Azalea in exterior planters with large drainage holes. Plant them in an Acid Lovers potting soil mix.

Give your shrubs a moderate amount of water on a regular basis. Water containers regularly, or set them on a drip irrigation system to save time. Weed your plantings regularly, as their shallow roots won't like the competition. Apply a good, organic, slow-release Acid Lovers fertilizer in early spring according to the product directions.

Lightly prune to shape immediately after the spring bloom is past. Avoid any major summer or fall pruning, or you will remove next year's spring flowers.

• Grows in Full Sun and Partial Shade
• Acidic Enriched Well-Drained Soil
• Moderate Moisture & Mulched Beds
• Prune Immediately After Spring Flowers Fade
• Cold Hardy, Easy-Care, Vigorous Flowering Shrub

People love this reblooming cultivar, and we will sell out of our annual crop. Fall in love with the dreamy white blossoms of Encore® Autumn Ivory® Azalea. But be warned! Others love them too, and we will sell out quickly. Order now at Nature Hills!

Azalea and Rhododendron Frequently Asked Questions

Where is the best place to plant Rhododendrons?

Azaleas and Rhododendrons prefer partial shade (both dappled shade all day or morning sun with afternoon shade). Plant in a slightly acidic, consistently moist, enriched, and well-drained soil location for best results. Their shallow roots dislike soggy soil but thrive with a 3-4 inch layer of arborist mulch over their surface.

How big do Rhododendrons get?

Encore® Autumn Ivory® Azalea can grow 2-3 feet in height and in width, when grown in optimal conditions.

Are Rhododendrons low maintenance?

Azalea and Rhododendron shrubs are very easy to grow and low maintenance. Water during drought, prune only after flowering and fertilize with an acid-loving organic, slow-release flowering plant fertilizer.

What is the difference between Rhododendrons and Azaleas?

All Azaleas are Rhododendrons but not all Rhodondendrons are Azaleas. Azalea tends to be smaller-sized with smaller leaves and stems, while Rhododendrons can be larger with stout branching and larger bloom trusses. There can both be either deciduous or broad-leaved evergreens.

How Do I Find Azaleas and Rhododendrons for Sale Near Me?

Make your life easier and your yard happier by shopping for Azaleas at NatureHills.com online nursery. You'll find a massive selection of flowering bushes for sale, including many lovely varieties!

Choose the right shrub for your area by first finding your growing zone by entering your zip code in the field above the Plant Highlights section on our product pages. Narrow down your options by plant hardiness zone, sun availability, and size requirements.

Place your order, knowing it's backed by the Nature Hills Nursery product guarantee and protected by Plant Sentry™, which helps ensure regulated plant materials aren't sent to prohibited areas.

Expect to receive your plants at the appropriate planting time for your growing zone when temperatures are safest to ship through and into.

What Shipping Options Do You Offer?

NatureHills.com works closely with our growers and nursery professionals to ensure we ship when it is most appropriate for your area. Our goal is to deliver the hardiest plants by avoiding extreme high and low temperatures. Check out our shipping schedule for more information and to learn our wills and don'ts when it comes to shipping plants. Find your Azaleas for sale here at NatureHills.com!