Encore® Autumn Fire™ Azalea is a standout evergreen shrub that delivers bold, fiery red blooms not just once—but multiple times a year. Part of the reliable Encore series, this azalea flowers in spring, summer, and fall, giving your landscape long-lasting color when most other shrubs have faded. Its compact, mounding habit makes it perfect for foundation plantings, borders, or eye-catching mass plantings. With rich green foliage year-round and excellent heat and sun tolerance, Autumn Fire is both low-maintenance and high-impact—an ideal choice for homeowners and landscapers looking to add dependable color and curb appeal.
More About Azalea Encore® Autumn Fire™
- Evergreen shrub
- Compact and maintenance free.
- Reblooming.
- Single specimen, foundation or short border hedge, container
Azalea Growing and Maintenance Tips
Planting: Azaleas prefer partial shade or dappled sun with well-drained, acidic soil. Avoid planting in hot, dry locations with direct afternoon sun or reflected sunlight.
Watering: Avoid over or under watering
Fertilizing: In the spring after the last frost, fertilize with a well-balanced, slow-release fertilizer for acid loving plants.
Pruning: After the flowers finish blooming in Spring, you can remove the dead flowers and seed heads and trim the plant. This will encourage new growth helping with the rebloom cycle in the Summer. Avoid trimming after July 1 because it will remove flower buds that would bloom the following season. Trimming anywhere along the stem can encourage new growth.
Height: 2-3 Feet
Spread: 3-4 Feet
Hardiness Zone: 6-10
Encore® Autumn Fire™ Characteristics
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Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Sun
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Soil Moisture: Average Water
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Attributes: Low Maintenance, Mass Planting, Evergreen, Foundation, Border
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Habit: Mounding
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Season of Interest (Flowering): Year round
