Candy Striper Native Azalea

Rhododendron canescens ‘Candy Striper’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub or Small Tree

Height at Maturity: 10-12′

Width at Maturity: 10-12′

Spacing: 14’+ for space between plants

Flower Color: Bright Pink with Light Pink stripe on petals

Flower Size: Medium, 2.5-3″ long

Flowering Period: Early Spring

Flower Type: Single, Trumpet-shape

Fragrant Flowers: Yes, extremely fragrant!

Foliage Color: Medium Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: No

Berry Color: NA

Sun Needs: Shade or Mostly Shade, Dappled Shade, Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun,

Water Needs: Average, Lower when established

Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist

Soil pH: 4.5 – 6.5 (Acid to Slightly Acid)

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Heat, Humidity, Insect, Shade

Description

A beautiful and showy Piedmont Azalea selection made by noted Azalea grower Vivian Abney, ‘Candy Striper’ produces abundant clusters of fragrant pink flowers with each petal having a light pink stripe down the center. This one starts blooming at a very young age, and like its R. canescens cousins is heat and humidity tolerant. Plant this one near windows or close to patios, decks and other outdoor living spaces where the beautiful flowers and sweet fragrance can be enjoyed.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 10 to 12 feet tall and equally as wide, the Candy Striper Native Azalea is ideal for use as a specimen or in groupings in woodland borders or other areas of the landscape that provide dappled shade and moist but well-drained soils rich in organic matter. Can be grown as a shrub or lower branches removed to form a highly attractive small tree. A fine addition to fragrance gardens, pink theme gardens, Azalea gardens, woodland gardens, native plant gardens, and cottage gardens.

Spacing: We do not suggest planting this beauty as a hedge. Space plants 14 feet or more apart for space between plants

Growing Preferences

Candy Striper Native Azalea is very easy to grow in moist but well-drained, humus rich soil and dappled shade or morning sun with afternoon shade. Once established it is quite drought tolerant requiring supplemental water only during prolonged periods of dry summer weather. Native azaleas are very low-maintenance, requiring little if any pruning. That said, occasionally we might prune a stray branch that is growing way outside the natural form of the plant, but not so much that it would spoil the natural form of this beautiful shrub.

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The native azalea plant was delivered in a very timely manner; the plant was packaged very well and protected the plant; the plant was very healthy looking and I can’t wait to watch it grow and am excited to see it bloom next spring!!———————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I love the native azaleas and am delighted by the selection at Wilson Bros. The plant arrived well packed and vigorous. It’s in the ground and I am looking forward to seeing it in bloom in the spring. The 3 gallon plants are substantial.——————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Nice-sized plant. Arrived in good condition, well-packed. Excellent plant, but a bit expensive.———————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! As far the price…that one is a rare one and shipping is always free. Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG