Azalea japonica 'ROEHR'S PEGGY ANN' Japanese azalea

Roehr’s Peggy Ann, aka Peggy Ann or Peggy Ann Rodino, is an enchanting evergreen Japanese azalea bred by N.J. Bauman and introduced by Roehrs Company in 1955. Its delicate flowers are almost white with pink to salmon pink margins and pale green throat and freckles. They are 4-5 cm across, hose-in hose and start blooming late in the season: usually from late May for 2-3 weeks. Evergreen leaves are small, narrowly elliptic, medium green, and glossy. The plant grows slowly into a compact and dense, somewhat tiered shrub which gets twice as wide as opposed to height in maturity.

Azaleas usually need no pruning but can be clipped to shapes from June to early July immediately after flowering. If so, do not use fertilizers enhancing growth rate. The size of new branches would get out hand and spoil the shape you are going to achieve. If can be placed in full sun if grown in excellent soil with equal moisture throughout the season. They need light, permeable soil that is acid, constantly moist (keep azaleas always mulched) and moderately fertile. Use fertilizers for rhododendrons and azaleas, or ericaceous plants. The best soil mix is 1/3 of peat, 1/3 of leaf-mould or lime-free compost, and 1/3 of refined soil from the hole where you are going to plant it. Azaleas have shallow roots, so do not plant them too deep. If leaves turn yellow or fall down after winter it is planted in wet or heavy soil. Hardy to about -23 °C (USDA zone 6).

Last update 24-01-2024