Encore Azaleas Debut at Garden Symposium

The new varieties include Autumn Sunburst™, Autumn Lily™, Autumn Ivory™ and Autumn Jewel™.

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Encore® to Debut New Varieties at Garden Writers Association Annual Symposium

Loxley, AL – September 11, 2012 – Encore® Azalea, the best-selling azalea that blooms spring, summer, and fall, will debut four new varieties at the Garden Writers Association Annual Symposium October 12 – 15, 2012 in Tucson, Az.

The new varieties include Autumn Sunburst™, Autumn Lily™, Autumn Ivory™ and Autumn Jewel™. With the addition of the four new Encore Azalea, the collection now features a total of 29 varieties of bloom colors and sizes with improved characteristics such as increased cold-hardiness.

A bright highlight in the garden, Autumn Sunburst grows compactly and blooms profusely in spring, summer, and fall. Its unique blooms, measuring two-and-a-half inches, are coral pink with white ruffled edges and stand out against the compact dark green foliage. This variety grows to 4 feet tall by 3.5 feet wide.

Autumn Ivory is a compact grower that bursts with huge quantities of 2-inch bright white flowers spring, summer, and fall. Its dwarf size of almost 3 feet tall and 3 feet wide makes Autumn Ivory one of the best Encore Azaleas for containers and foundation plantings.

Robust and upright with deep green foliage, Autumn Lily produces 3-inch white blooms with occasional single purple stripes. Its strong growth and profuse blooms make Autumn Lily perfect for mass and foundation plantings. One of the most cold-hardy Encore Azalea varieties, this variety grows to 5 feet wide by 5 feet tall.

Autumn Jewel provides landscape color year-round with its 2-inch pink blooms in spring, summer, and fall, and its attractive purple winter foliage. Growing to 4 feet tall by 4 feet wide, Autumn Jewel is one of the most cold-hardy Encore Azaleas, hardy to USDA zone 6A.

The unique multi-season bloomers are available in garden centers across the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Northwest. For a complete list of retailers or more information on Encore Azaleas, visit www.EncoreAzalea.com.

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