Azalea 'Cecile'

Exbury,Deciduous azalea

  • Flowering Time : May, June
  • Height in 10 years : 2 metres 20 cms / 7 feet 2 inches

Description

Vigorous, deciduous shrub with medium size leaves. Dark salmon pink buds open to dense, rounded trusses of up to 12 tubular-funnel-shaped flowers. Clear salmon pink, 5cm, with a yellow flare. Good autumn foliage.

Flower Months

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Azaleas will start flowering around this time, depending on the season, for a week or so

Hardiness

  • UK Zone : 4
  • RHS Zone : H (Fully Hardy)
  • EGF Zone : H2
  • US Zone : 7A
  • Min Temp : -18°C (0°F)

Hardy in all but the coldest parts of Pacific Northwest and UK, France and northern Italy, around Bergen (Norway) and mildest parts of NE USA such as Cape Cod and parts of Long Island.