Augusta Echo® Azalea

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About the Echo® Augusta Azalea

One of the top choices for southern gardens, if you’re looking for a showy evergreen shrub, look no further than the Augusta Echo® Azalea! This gorgeous, reblooming azalea produces a vivid flush of flowers in spring and again in fall, with some flowers appearing throughout summer too. Augusta Echo® is a bold choice for any garden and it’s sure to “wow” with its trumpet-shaped, fuchsia pink flowers that are ornamented with fine speckling. When the flowers fade, this plant will also provide rich, evergreen color to your space throughout the year.

Augusta Echo® Azalea
Botanical Name	Azalea 'RutRhod1'
Plant Hardiness	Zone 7-10
Mature Height	6'
Mature Width	6-10'
Sun Needs	Full Sun, Partial Shade
Does Not Ship To	AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, PR

Unlike some other azalea types, Augusta Echo® has a higher sun tolerance and it can be grown in full sun to part shade. A vigorous grower, this plant can reach 6’ tall by 6 to 10’ wide, but it can be kept smaller with frequent pruning. It’s large size makes it especially well-suited for providing extra garden privacy and the flowers are sure to attract pollinators to your garden too!

Special features:

• Repeat blooms in spring through fall
• Vivid flower color
• Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators
• Adaptable to full sun or part shade
• Sun and heat tolerant
• Evergreen foliage

Augusta Echo® Azalea plant care

Augusta Echo® are easy plants to keep and they’re relatively low maintenance. They are also generally resistant to most common garden pests, which will reduce your garden chores even further. Learn how to grow azaleas and create the optimal azalea growing conditions by following the easy steps below.

When to plant azaleas

While you can plant Augusta Echo® Azaleas throughout the year, the best time to plant azaleas is in spring or autumn. During these seasons, temperatures are cooler and rainfall is more abundant, which will help your new plants adapt to your garden more easily. If you need to plant azaleas in summer, choose a day when temperatures are cool and keep your plants well-watered to avoid overly dry soil.

Where to plant azaleas

Unlike some other azalea varieties, Augusta Echo® Azaleas can handle bright sun, but they will also grow in part shade. In very hot locations, the best place to plant azaleas is in a spot in your garden that receives some afternoon shade.

Azaleas are acid-loving plants that grow best in rich, well-draining soil. Ideally, soil pH levels should be between 5.5 and 6.5. If you have more neutral or alkaline soil, considering amending your soil with a soil acidifier prior to planting. Alternatively, use chelated iron to help your plants absorb nutrients better in low acid environments.

How to plant azaleas

When you’re ready to plant azaleas, dig a hole that is as deep as your root ball and about 2 to 3 times as wide. You may want to amend the soil a bit with organic matter, like compost or aged manure, before backfilling your planting hole. Be sure to provide your plants with adequate space as they will spread. If you’re growing multiple Augusta Echo® Azalea plants together, space your plants at least 5 to 7’ apart. These azaleas look particularly attractive when placed in mass plantings, but they will work delightfully as single specimen plants too!

After planting your new azalea, keep your plants well-watered and provide them with a regular application of organic azalea fertilizer for even more blooms. For best results, aim for soil that stays consistently moist, but never soggy. Adding a thick, 2 to 3” layer of organic mulch around the base of your plants can lock in soil moisture levels and reduce weeds too.

How big do azaleas get

Augusta Echo® Azaleas are large shrubs that can be used for privacy or as a backdrop plant in your landscape design. These plants will grow to about 6’ tall when mature and may spread between 6 and 10’ wide.

History of Augusta Echo® Azalea

Azaleas are flowering, evergreen shrubs that belong to the genus Rhododendron. Both rhododendrons and azaleas originally come from Asia, with many species that are native to Japan, China and the Himalayan mountains. In the wild, these plants are known for their deep green leaves, which provide year round color, as well as their trumpet-shaped flowers, which are highly attractive to pollinators.

Due to their beauty and utility as garden plants, azaleas have been carefully bred by plant experts to favor certain characteristics. Different azalea varieties grow to different heights, produce different colored blooms and offer other important features. Echo® azaleas were specially developed to bloom in spring and again in autumn. This particular azalea variety is named for the “echo” or second flush of flowers that emerges in fall.

Buying Echo® Azaleas at Cold Creek Nurseries

All of our plants are specially produced by the original breeders via stem cuttings. This method of reproduction ensures that our plants have a consistent look and growth habit. Choose your Augusta Echo® Azaleas for your garden today and enjoy a showstopping display of season long blooms!