Plant field guide
Azalea (Fashion)
Compact evergreen azalea with unique hose-in-hose salmon-red flowers that appear like a flower within a flower. Dense rounded habit and excellent foliage make it a superior foundation plant.
Growing requirements
- Scientific name
- Rhododendron 'Fashion'
- Sun
- partial shade
- Water
- moderate
- Height
- 36 in (91 cm) – 48 in (122 cm)
- Spread
- 36 in (91 cm) – 48 in (122 cm)
- Spacing
- Not recorded
- Hardiness zones & minimum temperature
- USDA 6–9; average annual extreme minimum from -10°F (-23.3°C). Hardiness does not predict local frost dates.
- Difficulty
- easy
Planting & seasonal timing
Northern Hemisphere planting months: not yet verified in our database.
Northern Hemisphere pruning months: April, May.
For the Southern Hemisphere, these seasonal windows shift approximately six months. Check your local frost forecast, soil temperature, and species requirements; calendar months are not a guarantee of planting safety.
Hose-in-hose flowers give a double-flower look. Very dense and compact habit. Better cold hardiness than Indica types. Good for formal or informal settings.
Pruning
Light shaping after bloom. Naturally compact habit. Don't prune after midsummer.
Fertilizer
Azalea/Rhododendron fertilizer (acidic)
After flowering
Mulch
2-3 inches of pine bark or pine straw.