The Encore Azalea Autumn Cheer is a vibrant, evergreen shrub that enchants with its cheerful pink blooms. This versatile azalea flowers in spring, summer, and fall, providing continuous color throughout the growing season. With its compact, rounded form, it is perfect for use in borders, foundation plantings, and containers. Hardy and low-maintenance, Autumn Cheer adds a burst of brightness and cheer to any landscape. Unlike many traditional azalea bushes, Encore Azaleas bloom best in full sun, so choose an area of your yard where they can receive at least 4-6 hours of sunlight. Autumn Cheer Azalea shrubs work well in foundation plantings or as a low-growing hedge. Be sure to plant your Encore Azaleas in acidic to slightly acidic soil to maximize your bloom yield. Fertilize this pink blooming Azalea in the spring with a balanced fertilizer after the threat of the last frost has dissipated and feed once more in the summer to help your Encore Cheer bloom through fall. Encore Azalea is the world's best-selling multi-season blooming azalea. In many areas of the country, Encore Azalea bloom during 3 seasons of the year-spring, summer, and fall. And, for areas of the country where azaleas don't traditionally thrive, such as those in USDA hardiness Zone 6 and 7, you will see a spring or summer bloom, but not a fall bloom before your temperatures drops.
Encore Autumn Cheer Azalea in a 1 Gallon pot
Mature size: 3 ft H X 3.5 ft W
Outdoor/landscape hardy USDA Zones: 6 - 10 (below zone 6 this plant should be grown in containers/planters that can be moved indoors during the winter)
Thrives in full sun to partial shade; at least 4-6 hours of sunlight ensures best flowering.
Perfect for borders, foundation plantings, mixed shrub beds, and container gardens.
Water regularly to keep the soil consistently moist, especially during dry periods, but ensure good drainage.
Apply an azalea-specific or acid-loving plant fertilizer in early spring and again after the first bloom cycle to promote healthy growth and abundant flowers.
Ships from Alabama - Customers beyond the Southeast US should place orders from early fall to late spring to avoid heat damage in transit
If you are working on a big landscape project, consider ordering 1-2 of these Encore Azalea Autumn Cheer bushes online at Lowes to ensure they meet your specifications before placing an order for your entire project
