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Description

A collection of three stunning Japanese azaleas to give you vibrant blooms in spring, and year-round evergreen foliage interest.

Contrasting with the gorgeous flowers, the evergreen leaves are glossy green and provide a good foil for other plants such as colourful perennials � giving another layer of planting to your garden.

Growing to around 100cm (40in) high and wide, depending on variety, rhododendrons (Japanese azaleas) are ideally suited to container growing, and this will also help to keep them compact and easy to maintain.

Perfect for providing masses of colour in early spring, azaleas thrive in partial shade and moist, acidic soil, so incorporate plenty of ericaceous compost to the planting hole or container when planting.

Blaauw's Pink

An evergreen azalea with double, salmon-pink blooms. Although compact, its branches have an open character, with attractive mid-green foliage for year-round interest. An RHS Award of Garden Merit holder, it is ideal for containers and the fronts of beds and borders, and will thrive in most garden positions. Flowers April to May. Approximate height 100cm (40in) and spread 100cm (40in).

Geisha Red

A stunning variety with large, long-lasting, vibrant blooms of bright pinky red in April to May and hints of reddish copper on the glossy green leaves in spring. Evergreen and compact, this is a perfect choice for containers or the fronts of borders. A magnet for bees and butterflies, this hardy plant is also easy to maintain. Approximate height and spread of 100cm (40in) x 100cm (40in).

Geisha White

A compact evergreen shrub producing magnificent clusters of funnel-like white flowers covering the whole bush in May and June. �Hisako� also has charming, small, elliptic, dark green leaves which are bright green when young. A great option for early season as well as moist, acid conditions with a little protection from drying winds.. Approximate height 75-100cm (30-40in) x 100cm (40in).

Supplied as a collection of 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, 1 each of 'Blaauw's Pink', 'Geisha Red' and 'Geisha White' .

Top Tips

Ideal for pots (remember to use ericaceous compost) but must be fed and watered well and repotted every couple of years.

Care Information

Azaleas can tolerate a more open site as long as they are sheltered from cold, drying winds and early morning sunlight. Mulch plants and water deeply and regularly during dryer periods from July onwards.
Your azaleas should be planted slightly higher than they were in their pots into well-draining soil.
Azaleas need an acidic soil with a pH of around 5.5 in order to thrive � soils with pH higher than 5.5 should be acidified before planting or you can grow these plants in a container with ericaceous compost.
When watering, try to use rainwater as tap water tends to be too hard and more alkaline.
Plants benefit from a yearly feed, and our Azalea, Rhododendron and Shrub feed is the ideal formulation.

Delivery Information

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.

*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.

For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.

**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!

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