Light Needs
Mature Height
Mature Spread
Growing Zones
You’ll know it’s spring when the brilliant flowers of President Clay Azalea bloom. This shrub is a prolific bloomer that boasts bright pink flowers. The 5-petaled flowers have dark pink accents on the throat for a subtle accent. The glossy foliage is chartreuse when it first opens and transitions into a deeper green hue. This shrub is a broadleaf evergreen, so the foliage stays in place year-round, offering consistent color and texture even during winter.
This is a large Azalea that works wonderfully as a privacy screen. Feature the President Clay Azalea near a property line or alongside a deck or patio to create an intimate space. Plant this shrub in the back of a mixed bed to add height. Pollinators favor the spring flowers. President Clay Azalea is fully hardy in zones 7 through 9.
President Clay Azalea Care
Plant this shrub in full sun to partial shade. Provide rich, moist, well-drained soil with an acidic pH. Azaleas like damp conditions but don’t like wet feet. Spread a thick layer of mulch to hold moisture in when the temperature soars. Apply an acidic fertilizer in early spring to encourage abundant flowering.
Remove dead or damaged growth at any time. Prune the plant to shape and encourage a full, bushy form in late spring or early summer after the flowers decline but before next year’s flower buds emerge.
President Clay Azalea Spacing
The President Clay Azalea reaches an impressive 6 to 10 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide. Space shrubs 6 to 8 feet apart to create a dense hedge.
President Clay Azalea Plant Facts
Growing Conditions
- Hardiness ZonesGrowing Zones
- USDA Zones 7 to 9 (perennial); grown as an annual elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown indoors elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown in containers elsewhere (grown as a seasonal crop)
- Sun Exposure
- Part Shade to Full Sun (3+ Hours Direct Sun)
- Mature Height
- 3 Feet
- Mature Spread
- 6-8 Feet
- Growth Rate
- Slow
- Growth Habit
- , Upright
- Water Needs
- Consistently Moist
Flowers & Foliage
- Flower Colors
- , Pink, Red, Orange
- Flower Description
- Orange-red to rosy-red
- Bloom Time
- Mid-Spring
- Blooms On
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Old Wood
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"Blooms on" tells you which stems produce flowers, which decides when it's safe to prune.
- New Wood: Flowers form on stems that grow this season. Prune in late winter or early spring without losing blooms.
- Old Wood: Flower buds form on last year's stems. Prune right after flowering. Pruning in fall or early spring removes next year's blooms.
- Both New and Old Wood: Blooms on last year's stems and again on new growth, so it flowers even after a hard winter or a mistimed pruning. Prune lightly after the first flush of blooms.
- When to Prune
- Right after flowering
- Foliage Color
- , Green
- Foliage Description
- Green
- Foliage Type
- , Evergreen
- Seasonal Interest
- , Spring Flowering
Garden Benefits
Plant Overview
- Common Name
- President Clay Azalea
- Also Known As
- The Royalty of the Garden
- Botanical Name
- Azalea 'President Clay'
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Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors.
Also Known As:
Quart
Plant Age:
~ 6 months - 1 year
Plant Size:
~ 4"-8"
Pot Size:
~ 4.75"H x 4.5"W
Volume:
1.50 quarts
Also Known As:
2.5 Quart Pot
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 8"-12"
Pot Size:
~ 6.5"H x 6.5"W
Volume:
2.20-2.30 quarts
Also Known As:
#1 Container
1 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 10"-14"
Pot Size:
~ 7"H x 7.75"W
Volume:
2.26-3.73 quarts
Also Known As:
#2 Container
2 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1.5 - 3 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-18"
Pot Size:
~ 9.5"H x 9.5"W
Volume:
1.19-1.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#3 Container
3 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 2 - 4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-30"
Pot Size:
~9.5"H x 11"W
Volume:
2.32-2.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#5 Container
5 Gallon
Plant Age:
~3-4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 20" - 60"
Pot Size:
~11" H x 10 1/2” W
Volume:
3.5 - 4 gallons
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