A popular variety with compact rounded trusses of bright pink semi double, funnel shaped blooms in late spring and medium green leaves; an eye catching display when massed; must have well drained humus-rich acid soil
Homebush Azalea is an open multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.
This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Homebush Azalea is covered in stunning clusters of lightly-scented pink trumpet-shaped flowers with crimson throats at the ends of the branches in mid spring, which emerge from distinctive red flower buds before the leaves. It has green deciduous foliage which emerges light green in spring. The narrow leaves turn an outstanding yellow in the fall.
Homebush Azalea will grow to be about 7 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 7 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.
