Jackpot Native Azalea (Rhododendron) – 3 Gallon Pot

A new one on the native Azalea scene that is sure to become a favorite, meet ‘Jackpot’, a truly spectacular fragrant beauty that is hard to find and both cold and heat tolerant in USDA Zones 6a to 9b. In mid spring, abundant, large, softball size clusters of red-orange buds open to very fragrant, star-shaped trumpet flowers with multicolor yellow, orange and peachy pink! The delightful honeysuckle-like fragrance fills the garden with sweet aroma. Truly stunning in full bloom! Bright green new leaves emerge after flowering becoming a handsome, lustrous dark green as they mature, and finally to a showy orange-bronze to close the season in fall. At 6 to 8 feet tall and 5 to 6 feet wide, Jackpot is a good fit as a specimen in smaller garden spaces, mixed flowering shrub borders and containers, or in groupings where space will allow.

Growing 6 to 8 feet tall and 5 to 6 feet wide, the Jackpot Native Azalea is ideal for use as a specimen or grouping in woodland gardens and borders and shady flowering shrub borders. As the shrub grows taller lower branches can be removed to form an attractive small specimen tree in garden beds or pots, planters and other containers. A fine addition to Azalea and Rhododendron gardens, golden theme gardens, fragrance gardens, shade and woodland gardens and cottage gardens.

Jackpot Native Azalea is very easy to grow in a moist but well-drained humus rich soil and dappled shade or morning sun with afternoon shade. Native azaleas are very low-maintenance plants that require little if any pruning. When established, plant are quite drought tolerant, requiring supplemental water only during prolonged periods of dry summer weather.