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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 4 - 5 feet
Plant Spread: 4 - 6 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Lavender
Other: Strappy, spider-like lavender blooms with darker spots at the base.
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Layering
Other: Tissue Culture

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Common names
  • Azalea
  • Spider Azalea
  • Rhododendron

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Location: Cary, North Carolina private garden
Date: 2023-05-07
2023 bloom
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-03-31
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-04-13
Koromo Shikibu Azalea 001
Location: Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, Devon, Pennsylvania
Date: 2021-05-02
Evergreen Azalea 'Koromo Shikibu'
Location: Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, Devon, Pennsylvania
Date: 2021-05-02
Evergreen Azalea 'Koromo Shikibu'
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-04-03
Location: In Zuzu's garden
Date: 2012-04-04

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: 2016-04-30
Full sun.
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-04-03

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, Devon, Pennsylvania
Date: 2021-05-02
Evergreen Azalea 'Koromo Shikibu'
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