Azalea Satan

Azalea Satan.

Azalea Satan has deep orange, almost red flowers in trusses of trumpet shaped blooms make this a very showy performer indeed. Azalea Satan is a late-flowerer and usually blooms around June. It is another deciduous Azalea hybrid of the Knaphill Exbury variety. Characteristics of the Knaphill Exbury hybrids include easy to grow azaleas which flower freely and profusely every year and make an elegant shrub which looks good planted en masse or used a single specimen. The autumn colour is also very good. In the case of Azalea Satan, the leaves turn a wonderful red.

Azalea Satan is mildew resistant and has received the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Azalea ‘Satan’ is a vivid deciduous azalea that forms a compact, upright shrub, reaching around 1.2 to 1.5 metres in height and spread over 10 years, with glowing red-orange blooms that bring bold colour to the late spring garden.

Azaleas are particular about the soil you plant them in. Preferring light well-draining and rich acidic soils. For best results, prepare your soil well before planting by adding lots of humus-rich compost and ericaceous fertiliser granules. The brown discarded needles from conifers and pines make a great acidic topdressing for your soil as well.