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Azaleas are shallow-rooted plants that are easily damaged by excessive soil moisture. Dwarf, spreading plant with dark green foliage and beautiful purple funnel shaped flowers. âGeorge Taborâ is an attractive plant for groupings or as a natural hedge. Azalea Caroline de Rothschild. Provide rich, acidic, well drained soil. Regular water needs in well-drained soil once established. The single flowers bloom in spring. Azalea shrubs are used extensively in landscape design for good reason: when planted right and in the right spot they are easy to grow and long lived, come in a wide array of flower colors, and they have many uses in landscape design as specimens, in groupings or to form colorful hedges. Azalea Southern Indica âGeorge Taborâ Pink white 6 â 8â². Broadleaf evergreen shrub, 3 ft (0.9 m), vertical, dense, finaly branched. Shelter from harsh sun in hot summer areas. Shrubs with blue flowers or lavender flowers are among the most treasured bushes in the landscape. Botanical Name: Azalea 'Blue Danube' Common Name: Blue-Violet Azalea; Exposure: Part Shade At least two forms are grown. Dwarf Size. Evergreen shrub. Design Ideas With its evergreen leaves and upright form, this Azalea is useful as a screening plant to help define an outdoor room or plant along a fence to screen it. I am concerned, because there are literally dozens of azalea bushes that have this condition, and the mold or lichens "infect" a branch and eventually that entire branch dies, sometimes killing the plant, but usually just a large branch. Blue and lavender (and similar shades associated with purple, such as lilac) are considered "cool" colors in color theory.As cool colors, they are thought to have a relaxing effect on the viewer. Before planting, have the soil tested and adjust the pH according to soil test results. Azalea 'Blue Danube' Blue-Violet Azalea. 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