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Azalea x 'Mount Saint Helens'
Mount Saint Helens Deciduous Azalea (Girard Hybrid Azalea)
- Bright salmon-pink flowers bloom in spring
- Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies
- Rabbit resistant
- A Girard hybrid was developed and introduced by Girard Nurseries of Geneva, Ohio
- Category: Shrub
- Hardiness Zone: 4-8
- Height: 2-3 ft
- Spread: 2-2 ft
- Bloom Color: Pink Shades, Salmon
- Foliage Color: Green Shades
Prized for both the colorful blooms and cold hardiness, this medium-sized shrub has olive green foliage with an abundance of trumpet-like flowers that are salmon-pink with orange blotches.
This winner of the Rhododendron of the Year Award is ideal along borders or to be used as a flowering shrub.
Attributes
| • | Border or Bed |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Critter Resistance
| • | Rabbit Resistant |
Habit
| • | Upright |
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Azalea x 'Mount Saint Helens'
Thrives in partial shade. Feed yearly with an organic fertilizer. Prune immediately after flowering in late spring by cutting branches to just above a set of leaves.