Color-scaping with Complementary Colors and Encore Azaleas

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 April 2011 20:37 Written by Corrina Monday, 18 April 2011 19:03

Complementary Colors are colors that are opposite from one another on the color wheel. These colors become more intense when placed together and so are used for making an area standout. Unless you want a bright show in your garden, you should choose paler tints when color scheming with complementary colors. The most successful combinations in the garden are yellow and purple, red and green, and blue and orange. Be creative and remember to consider foliage and individual plants with complementary blooms. Any Cool-colored or Warm-colored Encore® Azalea makes a perfect background with complementary-colored annuals, perennials, and bulbs.

Try these Cool-colored Encore® Azaleas:

Autumn Angel is a smaller variety that grows 3 x 3 feet and has pure white single blooms

Autumn Moonlight is a larger variety that grows 5 x 4 feet and has semi-double white blooms with yellow throats

Autumn Starlight grows 3 ½ x 4 feet and has white single blooms with pink freckles

Autumn Twist grows 4 ½ x 4 feet and has white single blooms with purple stripes (occasional solid purple blooms)

Autumn Chiffon is a smaller variety that grows 2 ½ x 3 feet and has single light pink blooms with dark pink freckles

Autumn Debutante grows 4 x 4 feet and has light pink single blooms

Autumn Sweetheart grows 4 x 4 feet and has soft pink single blooms with lavender freckles

Autumn Belle is a large variety that grows 5 x 4 feet and has pale pink semi-double blooms with magenta freckles

Autumn Coral is a smaller variety that grows 2 ½ x 3 feet and has single coral pink blooms

Autumn Princess is a smaller variety that grows 3 ½ x 3 feet with salmon pink semi-double blooms

Autumn Cheer grows 3 x 3 ½ feet with medium pink single blooms

Autumn Carnival grows 3 x 4 feet with medium pink semi-double blooms

Autumn Empress grows 4 x 3 feet with medium pink semi-double blooms

Autumn Carnation grows 4 ½ x 4 feet with medium pink double blooms

Autumn Sundance grows 3 ½ x 4 feet with dark pink single blooms

Autumn Rouge grows 4 x 4 ½ feet with semi-double blooms

Autumn Sangria grows 4 ½ x 4 with dark pink single blooms

Autumn Amethyst grows 4 x 4 feet with dark pink to purple single blooms

Autumn Lilac grows 3 – 4 x 3 – 4 feet with deep lavender single blooms

Autumn Royalty grows 4 ½ x 4 feet with dark purple single blooms

Now pair your Cool-colors with these Warm-colored Encore® Azaleas:

Autumn Bravo grows 3 x 3 ½ feet with deep orange-red single blooms

Autumn Embers is a smaller variety that grows 3 x 4 feet and has deep orange-red semi-double blooms

Autumn Sunset grows 4 x 3 ½ feet with vivid orange-red semi-double blooms

Autumn Monarch is a larger variety that grows 5 x 4 feet with semi-double dark orange-pink blooms with red freckles

Autumn Ruby grows 3 ½ x 3 feet with ruby red single blooms