Formosa Azalea

Name: Formosa Azalea
SKU: 000000000177
Price: 42.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.00 (2 reviews)

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Product Description

If you are looking to really ‘wow’ with your landscape, look no further. The Formosa Azalea will have neighbors and guests alike in awe with its luxurious blooms! Our favorite azalea variety.

The Azalea Formosa features rich, lavender-pink blossoms with darker accented blotches that are large and showy. This evergreen shrub will bloom early spring to midseason on tall, upright plants. Sometimes a second flower bud will appear in early fall.

Planting

The Formosa prefers full sun to partial shade and is somewhat cold hardy but cannot withstand freezing temperatures. Semi drought tolerant once established. Has an upright growth habit and is a great choice for foundation planting.

The purple Formosa Azalea is the most widely planted flowering shrub in the south, and its care is minimal and it withstands drought, heat and cold. This evergreen azalea prefers well-drained soil that is rich in humus and organic matter, and can grow up to 8 feet tall with a 6 foot spread. Truly remarkable!

The soil preferences of the southern indica azalea are minimal. It can tolerate a variety of soils and planting sites. The formosa does need protection from the wind and regular required watering.

It is recommended that you apply a thick layer (roughly 3 inches) of mulch around the azalea shrub to help control weed growth. Use a regular watering schedule throughout the first growing season to help establish a root system. Loosen the roots when you plant the azaleas to encourage a quick growth rate. Keep soil moist.

Grow across the United States in USDA growing zones 7-10.

You will love our Formosa Azalea for sale!

Check out our Azalea Grow Guide!

Botanical Name

Azalea indica 'Formosa'

Sunlight Partial Sun / Partial Shade

Flower Color Pink, purple

Foliage Color Green

Mature Height 6-8 ft

Mature Width 4-6 ft

Growing Zones 7, 8, 9, 10

Special Features

Showy flowers
Drought tolerant
Low maintenance

Shipping Info

Once your Formosa Azalea order is placed, we will ship your plant(s) within seven business days year round unless during the checkout process you request otherwise in the space provided to do so.

Perfect Plants’ shipping specialists carefully package your plants using a proven packaging method that ensures your plants arrive healthy, colorfully alive and ready to flourish. We’ve coined the term ‘upside down box test’ and we do just that; we carefully package so that regardless of the direction your box is handled, it will not harm your precious plant that’s inside.

No shipping process is without a problem from time to time. On rare occasions some plants may experience some of the following during their transit: drooping, minor leaf-loss and/or minimal yellowing/discoloration, minor limb damage, etc. These instances are quite rare, but can happen when shipping plants in boxes.

Plants normally recover within a few weeks after planting. If a damaged box has injured your plant on the inside, please notify us within 5 days of receiving you package(s) by emailing us a photograph of the damage.

We always do our very best to ensure that your plants are packed and shipped in the safest, gentlest and most effective way possible.

Will my plants and trees look like the photographs?

Absolutely! Unlike other online nurseries, our photos are of actual plants and trees we’ve grown here, on our family operated nursery.

Growing our own plants and trees helps to ensure we ship you the best quality plants that are free of pests and diseases.

Your plants and trees may however not ship with flowers on them, like the photographs. This all depends on the time of year you buy your plant or tree. Crape Myrtle trees, for example, only bloom during the summer months, so if you purchase one during the spring or fall, they would ship without flowers. Once planted, your plants will grow and thrive giving you flowers for many years to come!

Pot Sizes

Pot sizes (commonly referred to in gallons) are shipped in the same size nursery trade pots which may vary in actual volume. Some plants may have been at the approximate pot size listed, but require excess dirt to be removed so that you will not be paying any additional shipping costs. This doesn’t happen very often though.

Shipping Fees

Our shipping charges are based on the value of your order. Please use the chart below to see what your shipping charge will be.

Care

FORMOSA AZALEA CARE:

The Formosa Azalea prefers full sun to part shade, preferably in the afternoon. Five or more hours of direct sunlight is needed for optimum blooms. In hotter climates, morning sun exposure is best, with shaded afternoons so as to prevent heat stress. Azaleas prefer well-drained acidic soils with a PH between 5.5 and 6.5. They are quite drought tolerant, however soil should be kept moist (but not soggy) until established.

Azaleas maintain their form quite well naturally, but selective pruning can help stimulate rejuvenated foliage and tame any leggy growth. Pruning should take place as soon as spring flowers have faded, do not prune beyond early summer or new bud growth could be damaged.

PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Dig a hole approximately twice as wide as your new plant’s root ball and deep enough so that the top of the root ball is just above the ground level.

Loosen the root ball using a small garden spade or by hand. Breaking smaller outer roots can encourage growth into the new soil, but take care to not damage large primary roots.

Place the plant in the hole and ensure that it is situated evenly upright. Use the excavated soil to fill in around the root ball, using your foot to pack it in firmly. Thoroughly soak with a hose as you fill in the dirt. Take great care to not leave any gaps or air spaces around the root ball as this could kill the plant.

A 2-4 inch layer of mulch is strongly recommended to help retain moisture and discourage weed growth. Apply mulch over the entire planting area but keep away from the stems or trunk by a few inches. Ensure that the plant and surrounding soil is completely soaked with water.

To ensure the proper nutrients are available for the life of your Formosa Azalea, our proprietary Perfect Plants Special Blend Soil and a once yearly application of Nutricote Total 360 Fertilizer are great considerations for your new plants!

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Rated 5 out of 5
Jerry Sanders – April 4, 2018
We live in north GA and the I always saw the Azaleas blooming around town. Found these plants and called to ask for photo. Nikki was great help and we ordered 10 for our front entrance. Plants were packaged well just as Nikki said they would be. Overall good shopping experience.
Sean Hill – January 19, 2019
My favorite azalea for the pretty purple color. Thanks for going above and beyond with customer service

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