Autumn Moonlight Encore Azalea produces an abundance of large and beautiful 3-inch diameter pure-white hose-in-hose blooms with ruffled petals and yellow-dusted centers that bloom in spring, summer, and fall against a backdrop of light green evergreen foliage. The flowers are attractive to butterflies.

Shrub Type: Evergreen Flowering Shrub
Height at Maturity: 5'
Width at Maturity: 4'
Spacing: 3-3.5' apart for solid hedge; 7'+ apart for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Bushy, Dense, Mounding, Upright
Growth Rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flower Size: Large, 2.5-3"
Flowering Period: Mid-Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid-Fall
Flower Type: Semi-Double
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Dark Green, Purple tinted in Winter
Fragrant Foliage: No
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun, Morning Shade with Evening Sun
Water Needs: Average, Lower when established
Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sandy (amended), Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist
Soil pH: 5.0 - 6.5 (Acid to Slightly Acid)
Maintenance / Care: Low, Average
Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer Resistance (the deer rarely touch ours), Drought (when well established), Clay Soil (heavy clay should be amended), Heat, Humidity, Sun