Temple Alexandra Azalea
Azalea x ‘Temple Alexandra’ – Aromi Hybrid
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6b-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Shrub
Height at Maturity: 6′
Width at Maturity: 6′
Spacing: 4-5′ for solid hedges; 10’+ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Rounded, Bushy
Growth Rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Deep Pinkish Red-Purple
Flower Size: 3″
Flowering Period: Mid Spring
Flower Type: Single or Hose-in-Hose
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun, Morning Shade with Evening Sun
Water Needs: Average, lower when established
Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well-Drained
Soil pH: 4.5 – 6.5 (Acid to Slightly Acid)
Maintenance / Care: Low, Average
Attracts: Butterflies, Visual Attention
Resistances: Cold Temperatures (-5F / Zone 6b-9b), Heat, Humidity
Description
An extremely rare evergreen azalea bred by the late, great, Dr. Eugene Aromi, ‘Temple Alexandra’ Azalea is a cross hybrid of ‘Giant Ruffles’ and ‘Pride of Prichard’. The result is a vigorous and large grower to 6 feet tall and wide featuring abundant, large and beautiful, deep pinkish red-purple flowers that stand out beautifully against the arrow-shaped, dark green leaves, which are similar in appearance to those of the Southern Indica Azaleas. Each flower has a splotch of red freckles at the center that extend up the dorsal petal. Even from a distance, this beauty is absolutely stunning in bloom. Heat tolerant to USDA Zone 9b and cold tolerant Zone 6b (-5F), Temple Alexander is one of those plants that will always have you, and the early butterflies, looking forward to spring.
Dr. Eugene Aromi, who bred Temple Alexander, was an Education Professor at the University of South Alabama and an ardent azalea hybridizer for over 30 years. In addition to producing evergreen azalea hybrids, he aimed to breed better deciduous azaleas as well. He made over 1000 crosses and over 100 have been named, of which Temple Alexander is one. He bred his azaleas to enjoyed throughout a much broader range of the US, and especially for the hot and humid climate of the South, but also cold tolerant varieties with all having improved colors, vigor, and sometimes fragrance.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 6 feet tall and equally as wide, Temple Alexandra Azalea is ideal for use as a specimen or in small to large groupings in partially shaded landscape borders. It performs exceptionally well under tall pine trees. Also ideal for use as an accent or framing plant in home foundation plantings. A fine addition to Azalea gardens, purple theme gardens and cottage gardens.
Suggested Spacing: 4 to 5 feet apart for solid hedges; 10 feet apart for space between plants
Growing Preferences
The Temple Alexandra Azalea is easy to grow in moist any moist but well-drained acidic soil of average or better fertility. As with other azaleas, it prefers a soil that is rich in organic matter. It will tolerate full sun but we just thing azaleas look and perform their best with some filtered sun or shade during the midafternoon hours. Established plants have good drought tolerance and require little to no pruning, though respond well to it.
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