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Autumn Lilac’s brilliant lavender blooms are accented with darker purple freckles and stand out beautifully against its evergreen foliage. Autumn Lilac was bred for its cold-hardy tendencies and selected for its rounded growth habit. Soft color, strong performance—Autumn Lilac® Encore Azalea blankets the landscape with brilliant lavender blooms accented by darker purple freckles. The flowers glow against tidy evergreen foliage, while the plant’s naturally rounded growth habit makes it effortless to place in front beds, borders, and containers. Bred and selected for cold-hardy tendencies, Autumn Lilac offers reliable rebloom and year-round polish in a compact footprint.
Growth Habit: Shrub, 3.5ft high by 3.5 ft spread
Native Origin: Southeast North America
Hardiness Zone: 6-10
Environment Needs: Full sun, part sun,4–6 hours of direct sun; morning sun with afternoon shade is ideal.
Growth rate: Moderate
Maintenance: In early spring, apply a slow-release, acid-formulating fertilizer for azaleas and rhododendrons; a light post-bloom top-up can support rebloom. Prune right after the spring flush to preserve buds for summer and fall flowers.
Autumn Lilac’s brilliant lavender blooms are accented with darker purple freckles and stand out beautifully against its evergreen foliage. Autumn Lilac was bred for its cold-hardy tendencies and selected for its rounded growth habit. Soft color, strong performance—Autumn Lilac® Encore Azalea blankets the landscape with brilliant lavender blooms accented by darker purple freckles. The flowers glow against tidy evergreen foliage, while the plant’s naturally rounded growth habit makes it effortless to place in front beds, borders, and containers. Bred and selected for cold-hardy tendencies, Autumn Lilac offers reliable rebloom and year-round polish in a compact footprint.
Growth Habit: Shrub, 3.5ft high by 3.5 ft spread
Native Origin: Southeast North America
Hardiness Zone: 6-10
Environment Needs: Full sun, part sun,4–6 hours of direct sun; morning sun with afternoon shade is ideal.
Growth rate: Moderate
Maintenance: In early spring, apply a slow-release, acid-formulating fertilizer for azaleas and rhododendrons; a light post-bloom top-up can support rebloom. Prune right after the spring flush to preserve buds for summer and fall flowers.