What is the best time to plant Encore Azaleas?

Encore Azaleas can be planted almost any time of year, but the most successful planting windows are early spring and early fall, when temperatures are mild and roots can establish before seasonal extremes. With proper watering, they transplant beautifully and reward you with fast growth and repeat blooms.

Autumn Bravo® Encore® Azalea for Sale

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Brilliant Red Blooms With Season Long Impact

Autumn Bravo® Azalea delivers bold color and reliable re-blooming performance

Autumn Bravo® Azalea is an evergreen flowering shrub known for its vibrant red blooms and strong reblooming habit. As part of the Encore Azalea collection, it forms a dense, rounded plant with glossy green foliage that remains attractive throughout the year. Its intense flower color and compact structure make it an excellent choice for adding dramatic visual interest to the landscape.

Autumn Bravo® is Grown to Stand Out

Autumn Bravo® was developed through the Encore Azalea breeding program to provide extended bloom time without sacrificing plant health or form. Gardeners are drawn to this azalea for its rich red flowers, dependable blooming cycles, and its ability to hold color well even in warmer climates. This variety is often used in:

Foundation plantings
Mixed shrub borders
Flowering hedges where a bold splash of color is desired

Autumn Bravo® Azalea Care Guide

This azalea performs best in partial sun, and through our expert growers experience we’ve found that they benefit from morning light and some protection from intense afternoon heat. Aim for 4-6 hours of direct sunlight. Grow these beauties in hardiness zones 6-10 in acidic potting soil rich in organic matter and requires regular watering during establishment and dry periods. Mulching helps conserve soil moisture and protect shallow roots. Minimal pruning is needed, but light shaping after a main bloom cycle helps maintain a tidy form and encourages additional flowering.

What Sets Autumn Bravo® Apart

We’ve seen Autumn Bravo® Azaleas typically reach a mature size of 4-5 feet tall and wide, creating a full and balanced shrub. It produces striking red blooms in spring with repeat flowering through summer and fall under favorable conditions. The evergreen foliage stays dark green year round, providing structure even when flowers are not present. This variety is also valued for its good cold tolerance and adaptability across many growing regions.

Grown the Right Way at Perfect Plants

Buying Autumn Bravo® Azalea from Perfect Plants means purchasing directly from growers who prioritize quality and plant health. Direct from the grower plants arrive stronger, better rooted, and ready to thrive in your landscape.

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Autumn Bravo® Azalea is a bold evergreen shrub prized for its brilliant red blooms and dependable reblooming performance. As part of the Encore® Azalea collection, it delivers intense color across multiple seasons while maintaining glossy foliage and a dense, well-shaped form year round.

This azalea produces vivid red blooms that make a dramatic statement, providing eye-catching color in spring with repeat flowering through summer and fall.
This Encore® Azalea reblooms reliably throughout the growing season, extending floral interest far beyond traditional azalea varieties.
This evergreen shrub maintains glossy dark green foliage year round, offering consistent structure and landscape appeal even when not in bloom.
This variety matures to approximately 4–5 feet tall and wide, creating a full, balanced shrub ideal for foundations, hedges, and mixed borders.
This azalea performs best in partial sun with morning light, thriving in acidic, well-drained soil across USDA hardiness zones 6–10.

This plant requires minimal maintenance and light pruning, with shaping after major bloom cycles helping encourage continued flowering and a tidy appearance.

At Perfect Plants Nursery, we stand behind every tree, shrub, and flower we grow. Every order is protected by our complimentary 30-day plant guarantee, ensuring your plants arrive healthy and ready to thrive. Unlike many online nurseries, Perfect Plants ships directly from our family-run farm, so you’re backed by growers who care about your success long after your plants leave our nursery beds. Grow with confidence knowing your investment is protected from the start.

Botanical Name

Rhododendron Hybrid ‘Conlen’

Sunlight Partial Sun / Partial Shade

Flower Color Red

Foliage Color Evergreen

Mature Width
4-5 ft.

Mature Height
4-5 ft.

Growing Zones 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

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FAQs for Autumn Bravo® Encore® Azalea

Autumn Bravo® Encore® Azaleas typically grow 4 feet tall and 4-5 feet wide, forming a bushy, upright shrub. The size makes them a great choice for mixed borders, contrast planting, privacy hedging, foundation plantings, or mass color displays. Their reliable reblooming adds season-long interest.

Encore Azaleas are evergreen shrubs, so they keep their foliage through winter in most climates. In very cold snaps, they may experience some leaf bronzing or minor drop, but they bounce back quickly in spring with a fresh flush of growth.

Yes, mulching is highly recommended. Apply 2-3 inches of pine straw or pine bark around your Encore Azaleas to help retain soil moisture, insulate roots, prevent weeds, and maintain the slightly acidic soil they love. Just keep the mulch a few inches away from the base of the stem to avoid stem rot.

No! Encore Azaleas are famous for blooming multiple times a year. After their big spring show, they rebloom in summer and again in fall, extending your garden color far beyond what traditional azaleas provide.

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