Encore® Autumn Twist® Azalea

Bi-color flowers and year-round appeal! The joyful Encore® Autumn Twist® Azalea, (Rhododendron 'Conlep' PP12133), is an ornamental flowering broad-leaved evergreen shrub with delightful, two-tone blooms. The blooms begin in spring and continue on through summer and even into fall for an exceptionally long season of re-blooming color.

Your Encore® Autumn Twist® Azalea features a big display of early spring pinkish-white petals with purple striping. Each lovely blossom is about 3 inches across, varying from white to pink, pinkish-purple, and purple. Followed by smaller flushes throughout the remainder of the growing season. The dark green foliage provides an elegant backdrop for the vibrant color of the flowers and will maintain an evergreen presence in your yard through the cold winter months.

It has an upright growth rate with a rounded form. Encore® Azaleas are fast-growing, so you won't have to wait long to see its spectacular results. Hardy throughout USDA growing zones 6 to 9, these easy-to-grow shrubs reach 4-5 feet in height at maturity and spread 3-4 feet wide.

Planting and Application:

Autumn Twist® features year-round foliage that creates privacy and screening all year! Create outdoor garden rooms or private seating areas with rows or strategic groupings of these evergreen shrubs! They, of course, look great mixed with other Encore® Azaleas! Plant a few as a short hedge along a side building, or just one in your front yard for 3-season color that can't be beat!

This broadleaf evergreen also makes a superior hedge and foundation planting, providing four seasons of color. Use several of them to create a friendly fence. Because of the low maintenance, carefree nature of this shrub, this is an ideal plant for mass plantings in either commercial or home landscapes. They are wonderfully mass planted as a backdrop for smaller varieties. Create a solid screen by planting 3 feet apart on center. You'll measure from the center of one to the center of the next.

A single spring specimen lights up the landscape or brightens a tired mixed-shrub border. Autumn Twist® well in containers and large planters for adding height to garden beds, or accenting porches and patios in the dappled sun/shade! Butterflies and Hummingbirds will seek out these trumpet-shaped stars for their nectar.

• Pinkish-White Petals & Pinkish Purple Stripe
• Repeat Blooming Bi-Color Flowers
• Fast Growing Broad-Leaved Evergreen
• Wonderful Repeat Blooms Spring Through Fall!
• Hedges, Containers, Accents & Anchors, Specimens & Four Season Color

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Handling full sun and partial shade, afternoon shade especially in the hottest of its favored growing zones, Azaleas love a highly-organic, well-drained and moist environment to grow in. Their shallow root systems appreciate light mulching over the soil surface but despise soggy conditions. Autumn Twist® is heat, disease, and drought tolerant so it'll certainly be a tough little shrub that you won't have to fuss over. Only prune flowering broad-leaved evergreen shrubs immediately after the flowers fade to avoid removing next year's spring display!

• Full Sun & Partial Shade/Afternoon Shade
• Enriched Well-Drained Organic Soil
• Regular Moisture & Appreciates Mulched Beds
• Heat & Drought Tolerant
• Disease Resistant

As Azaleas go, it's hard to beat the Encore® series, and Encore® Autumn Twist® Azalea is one of the best. Hardy and evergreen with a re-blooming display of bi-color flowers, Autumn Twist® is sure to enliven your landscape not just in autumn, but all year round. Order today at Nature Hills Nursery!

Azalea and Rhododendron Frequently Asked Questions

Where is the best place to plant an Azalea bush?

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 does an Azalea bush get?

Encore® Autumn Twist® Azalea can reach a 4-5 foot tall and slightly smaller width in optimal conditions.

Are Azalea bushes 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 Azalea and Rhododendron Bushes 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.

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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!