Photo/Illustration: courtesy Encore Azaleas
Photo/Illustration: courtesy Encore Azaleas
Several cultivars of the popular line of reblooming azaleas known as Encore azaleas are now being rated as hardy to Zones 6A and 6B . Here are the lists as reported in Garden Center Magazine:
Ten varieties consistently exhibited cold hardiness throughout Zones 6A and 6B:
- Autumn Amethyst
- Autumn Carnation
- Autumn Cheer
- Autumn Lilac
- Autumn Royalty
- Autumn Ruby
- Autumn Sangria
- Autumn Sundance
- Autumn Sunset
- Autumn Twist
In Zone 6B, nine additional varieties also consistently exhibited solid cold hardiness:
- Autumn Bravo
- Autumn Carnival
- Autumn Debutante
- Autumn Embers
- Autumn Empress
- Autumn Monarch
- Autumn Princess
- Autumn Sweetheart
- Autumn Rouge
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Blechk. Encores aren't any more spectacular than other spring flowering azaleas...and why would you want azaleas blooming in October (only a putrid reblooming at that)? That's like wanting tulips blooming in August.
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