Millie Mac Native Azalea (Rhododendron) – 3 Gallon Pot

A very unusual and colorful selection discovered in Escamba, Alabama, Millie Mac Native Azalea features abundant clusters of fragrant, honeysuckle-like flowers in spring that have golden to yellow petals bordered in white that open from dark orange to red buds. Its medium green foliage turns red in fall for extra appeal. A conversation piece for sure, this beauty is cold tolerant as far north as USDA Hardiness Zone 6a and heat tolerate south to 9b.

Landscape & Garden Uses

The Millie Mac Native Azalea is ideal for use as a specimen or in groupings in woodland borders or other areas of the landscape that provide dappled shade and moist but well-drained soils rich in organic matter. Also suitable for growing in containers. A fine addition to fragrance gardens, Azalea gardens, woodland gardens, native plant gardens, and cottage gardens. 

Suggested Spacing:  We do not suggest planting this beauty as a hedge. Space plants 14 feet or more for space between plants

Millie Mac Native Azalea is very easy to grow in moist but well-drained, humus rich soil and dappled shade or morning sun with afternoon shade. Once established it is quite drought tolerant, requiring supplemental water only during prolonged periods of dry summer weather. Native azaleas are very low-maintenance, requiring little if any pruning. That said, occasionally we might prune a stray branch that is growing way outside the natural form of the plant, but not so much that it would spoil the natural form of this beautiful shrub.