Easter is a basket full of family traditions, love, and of course, memories that last a lifetime. Decorating Easter eggs, dressing up in our finest and outdoor family photos among colorful spring-blooming trees and shrubs like Encore Azaleas are all memorialized in scrapbooks and remembrances.
Encore® Azaleas offer every color and size to allow you to begin your Easter family tradition right in your own landscape. By planting several Encore® Azaleas this spring, the family can set Easter as a benchmark – starting the memories for years to come as the portraits are staged among the colorful blossoms.
Most think about shades of purple, pink and white as the colors of Easter. Purple, of course, the color of royalty – a color fit for a king. Autumn Royalty® is perhaps the finest azalea ever created. It was voted as Azalea of the Year by the American Rhododendron Society, and gardeners everywhere make this one a “must have.”
Autumn Royalty reaches 4½-feet in height with a spread of 4-feet, and loads up with a bounty of large 3½-inch blossoms. It is also very cold hardy, stretching from zones 6a-10b. Like all Encore® Azaleas, the first name says it all –Autumn. Not only will you celebrate in and around Easter with masses of blooms, but again and again, culminating with a dazzling fall display. There are also two other selections of purple available – Autumn Amethyst® and the dwarf, Autumn Lilac®.
White is the color of purity, triumph, and light, and while lilies are often associated with Easter. The perfect partner with the purple Autumn Royalty™ azalea might be our Autumn Lily®. It, too, is a similar height, offering countless 3-inch pristine white blossoms. On bright moonlit nights it will appear to be shimmering. Speaking of moonlight, there are four white Encore® Azaleas available, including Autumn Moonlight®, which reaches 5-feet in height with 2 ½-inch semi-double blooms.
Pink is the color of love and joy, and Encore® Azaleas offer 13 choices to partner with your purple and white selections. Autumn Sangria® matches up in height and spread, and it, too, boasts enormous 3 ½-inch blooms. With 13 pink selections, you can choose your favorite color of pink, from pastel to coral. Autumn Rouge®, the original Encore® Azalea, is still highly prized in the market after 20 years, and would partner equally well.
Encore Azaleas® also represent an excellent Easter gift for those loved ones you are going to visit. No plant is more prized than a wrapped, blooming Encore® Azalea. You may either order online at one of the locations listed on our retail finder, or, of course, through your favorite garden center. If you are giving Mom or Grandma an Encore® Azalea for Easter why not plant it for them, too. Here, we offer detailed planting instructions to help your plants get acclimated and off to a great start.
Easter is about love, families and memories. Planting Encore Azaleas that your children or grandchildren can watch grow and enjoy for years to come will foster a lifetime of memories beautifully.
