Rhododendron 'Sunglow'/Sunglow Azalea

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Scientific Name:	Rhododendron 'Sunglow'
Common Name:	Sunglow Azalea
Plant Type:	Evergreen
Leaf Type:	Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:	7, 8, 9 Determine Your Zone
Height:	5-8 feet
Spread:	5 - 10 feet
Bloom time:	Spring
Flower color:	Red
Drainage:	Well drained, Moist,
Susceptible to insects and diseases:	No

Comments:	Single three inch flowers borne in clusters of one to four are bright, rose-pink and the plant is reported to be a vigorous grower with an upright growth habit. The primary pests of azaleas are petal blight, spider mites, leaf miners and ocassionally root fungi. For best results always raise the beds of azaleas and provide a soil with a generous amount of humus.