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Azalea 'Silver Sword': Pink to Red Blooms, Variegated Foliage, Evergreen

Azalea 'Silver Sword'

Vivid bright pink flowers age to red and practically smother the variegated foliage. Unique deep green leaves have narrow creamy yellow margins. Excellent foundation plant or low border hedge along walkways. Evergreen. Photo credit: Doreen Wynja.

Growing Requirements

Filtered Sun
Moderate Water
Height: 3–5 feet
Spread: 4–7 feet

Tree: Silver Star Rose: Silvery-Lavender Hybrid Tea Honoring Veterans; Azalea 'Brilliant': Watermelon Red Blooms, Reliable Evergreen for South; Azalea 'George L. Taber': Light Orchid Blooms with White Variegation, Evergreen; Azalea 'Girard's Fuchsia': Reddish-Purple Blooms, Cold Hardy, Semi-Evergreen; Azalea 'Girard's Roberta': Double Rich Pink Blooms, Cold Hardy, Semi-Evergreen; Azalea 'Girard's Rose': Deep Rose-Red Blooms, Cold Hardy, Semi-Evergreen; Azalea 'Herbert': Double Lavender Orchid Blooms, Cold Hardy, Semi-Evergreen; Azalea 'Hino-Crimson': Crimson Blooms, Cold Hardy, Semi-Evergreen; Azalea Alaska: Snow-White Blooms with Chartreuse Blotch, Evergreen; Mistral Azalea: Lush Mounded Evergreen with Extra Large Pink Blooms

Garden Articles

Azalea 'Happy Days': Deep Violet Double Blooms, Evergreen

Azalea 'Imperial Princess': Single Pink Blooms, Evergreen, Good for Hedges

Azalea 'Imperial Queen': Double Pink Blooms, Evergreen, Good for Hedges

Azalea 'Klondyke': Golden-Yellow Blooms, Deciduous, Hardy

Azalea 'Southern Charm': Large Pink Blooms, Evergreen, Good for Hedges

Camellia 'Silver Waves': Large Silvery White Blooms with Yellow Stamens

Euonymus 'Silver King': Silvery White Margins on Glossy Green Leaves for Hedges

Plants

Azalea 'Cannon's Double': Multi-Layered Peach, Pink, Cream Blooms, Deciduous

Azalea 'Coral Bells': Coral Pink Hose-in-Hose Blooms, Low Spreading Evergreen

Azalea 'Dawn's Chorus': Fragrant Frilly Light Pink Blooms, Deciduous

Azalea 'Girard's Hot Shot': Scarlet Blooms, Orange-Red Fall Foliage, Semi-Evergreen

Azalea 'Golden Flare': Vivid Yellow Blooms with Reddish-Orange Blotch, Deciduous

Azalea "Nuccio's Carnival": Rose-Red Blooms, Evergreen, Colorful Accent

Azalea 'Red Ruffles': Deep Cerise Blooms with Frilly Petals, Evergreen