Azalea japonica 'Rosebud'

Lovely pink buds unfurl to reveal pink double blooms with rich red centers and cover this azalea in mid spring; a sturdy upright shrub with attractive deep green foliage; needs highly acidic and organic soil that is well drained

Rosebud 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.

Rosebud Azalea is covered in stunning clusters of lightly-scented pink trumpet-shaped flowers with red throats at the ends of the branches in mid spring before the leaves. It has dark green deciduous  foliage. The glossy narrow leaves turn an outstanding yellow in the fall.