55 Exbury Azalea Gibraltar
Wake up the spring garden with a splash of orange.
Exbury azalea gibraltar. Azalea exbury gibraltar exceptional exbury azalea displaying huge 2 1 2 inch flower trusses that are a striking copper orange color. Tall and 3 to 5 ft. Rhododendron is a genus of evergreen and deciduous shrubs which includes azaleas. Most plants reach 3 5 in height. It has large ball shaped trusses of 2 3 8 to 3 in. They were originally developed in about 1870 by anthony waterer at his nursery in knap hill england but the plants did not become widely available until 1924. Gibraltar is an exbury hybrid introduced in 1947.
Gibraltar received rhododendron of the year honors in 2007 from the american rhododendron society. Rhododendron gibraltar setting the garden ablaze multiple award winning rhododendron gibraltar is a medium sized deciduous azalea which produces incredibly eye catching ball shaped trusses of 10 to 12 flowers. They need protection from the midday sun and a fertile soil with a low ph. Makes a wonderful colorful flowering hedge. The shrub is part of the exbury group of hybrids. Azalea x klondyke exbury hybrid sku 0830 an extremely hardy selection that provides a massive display of vibrant golden yellow single blooms with lush bronze tinged green foliage. These lovely shrubs look terrific in a mixed border or in.
What a sight to behold. Knap hill and exbury azaleas are by far the most popular of deciduous hybrid azaleas grown in north america. Plant taxonomy classifies these orange azaleas as rhododendron gibraltar occasionally you will see the name written as rhododendron x gibraltar the insertion of the x in the name calls attention to the fact that this is a hybrid plant. They will tolerate full sun and like to be planted in a well drained acidic non compacted soil. It is an upright shrub that grows 4 to 6 ft. This spectacular exbury hybrid azalea is an rhs award of garden merit winner. Wide flowers with broad frilly lobed vivid orange petals.
Gibraltar azalea is a deciduous flowering shrub. This beautiful deciduous azalea is hardy fragrant and easy to grow. Exbury hybrid azaleas are one group among several genera of deciduous azaleas belonging to the rhododendron genus. Gibraltar azalea growing and maintenance tips azalea have a shallow fibrous root system requiring constant moisture but dislike standing water.