People who adore spring-blooming azaleas can now enjoy an explosion of colors season after season with the Encore Azalea. Each of the many Encore varieties begins their performance with the spring flowering season. Once this “first act” of blooming concludes, new shoots begin to grow and set new buds. The Encore Azalea’s “second act” opens when these buds begin blooming into full color during the summer. This unique bloom season continues through the fall, with the curtain dropping with the onset of colder weather. This is followed by the show beginning anew in the spring.
Encore Azaleas grow on average to 2.5 to 3 feet tall, with some varieties getting even larger. Regardless, all varieties can be trimmed to maintain a smaller size after their initial spring bloom.
Encores can grow in full sun or filtered shade. They prefer morning sun and too much shade will result in reduced blooms and poor performance.
Does best in slightly acidic, well-drained soil with some organic matter added in.
Encore azaleas like to have slightly moist soil when first planted. Keep your Encores watered in the summer to keep the soil moist but not sopping wet. Once established (after the first year), Encores should not need regular watering unless there are periods of excessive drought.
Use Espoma Holly Tone or any azalea fertilizer in spring. Do not fertilize again until after August.
See below for just some of the many varieties of Encore Azaleas carried by Meadows Farms Nurseries. Be advised that not all locations carry every variety, so please call your local Meadows Farms location for availability.
Clusters of blooms that are hot pink with lavender highlights cover this azalea in mid-spring and again for a lighter encore in fall; deep green glossy foliage turns dark purple in winter; needs highly acidic and organic soil that is well drained.
Clusters of elegant, pure white blooms cover this azalea in mid-spring and tends to re-bloom all season; an upright shrub that is great for low hedging or containers; needs highly acidic and organic soil that is well drained.
Clustered blooms that are light pink with a deep pink blotch cover this azalea in mid-spring with additional, lighter flushes in summer and fall; deep green glossy foliage emerges light green; needs highly acidic and organic soil that is well drained.
This captivating, compact evergreen shrub is bathed in clusters of beautiful reddish-orange blooms that will emerge all season; an excellent choice to mass in groupings as a focal point of the garden; must have rich acidic soil.
Clusters of semi-double blooms that are a medium pink cover this azalea in mid-spring and again for a lighter encore in fall; an upright shrub that is great for planting in groups; needs highly acidic and organic soil that is well drained.
Clustered salmon pink double bloomscover this azalea in mid-spring with additional, lighter flushes in summer and fall; deep green glossy foliage turns deep burgundy in fall and winter; needs highly acidic and organic soil that is well drained.
Clusters of blooms that are a rich red with pink highlights cover this azalea in mid-spring and again for a lighter encore in fall; an upright shrub that is great for planting in groups; needs highly acidic and organic soil that is well drained.
This captivating, compact evergreen shrub is bathed in clusters of beautiful violet purple blooms that will emerge all season; an excellent choice to mass in groupings as a focal point of the garden; must have rich acidic soil.
Clusters of blooms that are stunning hot pink cover this azalea in mid-spring and again for a lighter encore in fall; an upright shrub that is great for planting in groups; needs highly acidic and organic soil that is well drained.
This interesting, compact evergreen shrub is bathed in clusters of beautiful purple and white striped blooms that will emerge all season; an excellent choice to mass in groupings as a focal point of the garden; must have rich acidic soil.