Soir de Paris

Soir de Paris

Delicate and scented purplish pink flowers with an orange blotch cover this larger growing deciduous azalea of Dutch origin. The smaller grayish/blue foliage is pretty and interesting through the growing season. Likes a sunny location. Winner of the RHS Award of Garden Merit in 2013. Rarely offered.

Type: Azaleas
Genus: Rhododendron
Species: Pentanthera
Bloom Time: May; June
Fragrance: Fragrant
Exposure: Full Sun; Partial Shade
Color: Pink
Deciduous/Evergreen: Deciduous
Ultimate Height: 6 ft.
Hardiness Zone: 5; 6; 7; 8; 9
Growth Habit: Mounding
Water Requirements: Bi-weekly watering