Azalea 'Hershey's Red'(Kurume Hybrid)

Evergreen Azalea, Hershey's Red Azalea, Kurume Azalea

This cultivar was developed at the Hershey Azalea Farm in Pennsylvania. Dense, upright, evergreen shrub with small, 1 1/ inch long, elliptic, glossy, olive green leaves. The Kurume are prized for showy clusters of small, profuse early to midspring flowers,

Plant type

Broadleaf Evergreen, Flowering Shrub

Height

3'

Width

5'

Hardiness zones

6–9

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth rate

Moderate

Bloom time

Spring

Flower color

Red

Leaf color

Dark Green

Fall color

Dark Green

Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Soil

Loamy

Landscape use

Container, Foundation, Mass Planting

Shape

Spreading

Bark

Smooth

Fruit

Yes

Fragrant

No

Deer resistant

No

Salt tolerant

No

Drought tolerant

No