Buccaneer Azalea
Azalea x ‘Buccaneer‘
Other Names: Buccaneer Glenn Dale Azalea
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-9b Find Your Zone >
Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Shrub
Height at Maturity: 4-5′
Width at Maturity: 5-6′
Spacing: 3-3.5′ for solid hedges; 8’+ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Upright Mounding
Growth Rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Brilliant Orange-Red
Flower Size: Large, 3.5-4″
Flowering Period: Mid to Late Spring
Flower Type: Single
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Rich Green, Light Green new leaves
Fragrant Foliage: No
Sun Needs: Full Sun (Zones 5-6), Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun or Dappled Shade
Water Needs: Average
Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained
Soil pH: 5.0 – 6.5 (Acid to Slightly Acid)
Maintenance / Care: Low, Average
Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Visual Attention
Resistances: Cold Temperatures (-10F), Rabbit
Description
An oldie-but-goodie evergreen Azalea that is one of our all-time favorites, ‘Buccaneer’ features LOADS of absolutely brilliant, large, funnel-shaped orange-red flowers in mid to late spring that can be seen from a mile away! Additional flushes of flowers often come again in late summer and fall. Established plants produce so many flowers they nearly cover the foliage. Butterflies and hummingbirds love the flowers and blooming branches serve very well for cutting to create stunning indoor floral arrangements. growing 4 to 5 feet tall and 5 to 6 feet wide, the mounded shrub is clothed in new dark, rich green leaves throughout the year.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing to 4 to 5 feet tall and 5 to 6 feet wide over time, the Buccaneer Azalea is ideal for use as an accent specimen in smaller garden spaces and home foundation plantings, or in groupings or as a natural hedge in partially shaded landscape and woodland borders. A fine addition to Azalea and Rhododendron Gardens, red theme gardens, butterfly and hummingbird gardens and cottage gardens.
Spacing: 3-4′ for solid hedges; 8’+ for space between plants
Growing Preferences
Evergreen Azaleas are easy to grow when planted right and in the right spot. They prefer a moist but well-drained and acidic soil that is rich in organic matter and part sun. Morning sun with afternoon shade or filtered sun is ideal. Moderate drought tolerance when established.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to get helpful Azalea planting and care advice from our experts.
- Planting Evergreen Azaleas In The Ground & In Pots
- Planting Evergreen Azaleas
- Pruning Evergreen Azaleas
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The Amaghasa azalea arrived in very good, healthy condition. I like the way you secure the plant in the box so it doesn’t move during shipping. I buy a lot of plants online and yours is the best packaging I’ve seen yet. No dirt spilled out of the pot and no damaged branches. I inspected the plant closely and found lots of buds so am looking forward to seeing it bloom in spring. You have a very happy new customer. I will be back to buy more! Thanks, Frances ——————- WBG Reply: – Hi Frances – Thanks so much for your review and for the compliments. We got carried away by the Encore Azaleas and other new azalea varieties over the past decade but are now going back to growing some of the “oldies but goodies.” With its extra large true red blooms, Amaghasa has always been one of our favorites of the late-flowering Satsuki hybrids. Hope you enjoy yours for years to come! Let us know if there’s every anything else we can help you with. – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens
Such large red flowers, very pretty. very happy with my purchase.
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