Add Azalea 'Herbert' to your landscape when you want reliable spring color and a neat, mounding evergreen presence. This evergreen azalea offers dense growth and showy clusters of lavender-purple blooms, making it an easy choice for foundation plantings, woodland edges, and mixed borders. With a mature size around 24-36 inches tall, it fits nicely where you need a compact shrub that still brings big seasonal impact.

Plant Azalea 'Herbert' in part shade to shade for best performance. Morning sun with afternoon shade is ideal, and sheltered sites help protect buds and foliage from winter wind. Give it acidic, humus-rich soil that drains well but stays evenly moist; azaleas dislike both droughty conditions and waterlogged roots. Work in organic matter at planting time, and keep a 2-3 inch layer of mulch over the root zone to conserve moisture and moderate soil temperatures. Keep mulch slightly away from the main stem.

Water deeply during establishment and during dry spells, focusing on the root zone. If you fertilize, use a product suited for acid-loving plants and apply after flowering or as directed on the label. Prune only as needed, and do it soon after bloom so you do not remove next year's flower buds. With consistent moisture, good drainage, and the right light, Azalea 'Herbert' will reward you with years of dense, evergreen structure and vibrant spring blooms.

Specifications

• Cold hardiness zone: 6-9 (-10 degrees F) - Contact your local extension to confirm hardiness if you are in a fringe zone (we cannot guarantee hardiness in fringe zones)
• Light: Part sun   Shade
• Growth rate: Moderate
• Mature height: 24-36"
• Spread: 24-36"

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