Karen Azalea Plant

Karen Azalea is a hardy evergreen shrub with rich lavender-purple hose-in-hose flowers. Grown in zones 6-9, it's a reliable addition to any garden. Bloom color - Lavender - Pink Bloom time - April to May Height - 3-4 ft Width - 3-4 ft Hardiness zone- 5-8 Part shade Evergreen Rhododendron is a genus of 500 to 900 species and includes both of what we commonly call rhododendrons and azaleas. Most are evergreen but some are deciduous. They originate mostly from the Northern Hemisphere with high concentrations in western China, the Himalayas and Myanmar (Burma). They are grown for their showy spring flowers and in the case of evergreen types for their attractive winter foliage. True rhododendrons have 10 stamens in a flower and azaleas have only 5. Much hybridization has resulted in a great number of hybrid cultivars. Of note to gardeners in cool temperate areas are the large and small leaved evergreen rhododendrons and the evergreen and deciduous azaleas. Evergreen azaleas develop as mul