Encore Azalea 'Autumn Royalty'
Rhododendron ‘Conlec’ · a purple reblooming azalea
A robust, upright reblooming azalea with large, rich purple flowers in spring that return in waves into fall, voted Azalea of the Year by the American Rhododendron Society and sized for hedges and screens. Give it acid, rich, well-drained soil that never dries out, and some afternoon shade; soggy roots cause root rot.
- Mature size
- 4.5 × 4 ft
- 1.4 × 1.2 m, tall × wide
- Hardiness
- Zones 6a–10b
- USDA
- Sun
- Part sun to full shade
- Water
- Medium to moist
- Blooms
- Apr–Oct
Encore Azalea 'Autumn Royalty' at its mature size
A mature Encore Azalea 'Autumn Royalty' grows 4.5 feet tall and 4 feet wide.
Drawn to scale beside a 5 ft 9 in person. With VeraScape, you see it at this size in your own yard.
Typical mature size, unpruned. Sources: encoreazalea.com.
Through the year
What Encore Azalea 'Autumn Royalty' looks like month by month in a typical zone 6–7 garden.
In leaf · Jun–Aug, Nov–Mar
Rounded mound of small glossy dark green leaves, no flowers.
In flower · Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Covered in rich magenta-purple funnel flowers (the fall rebloom a little lighter).
Growing Encore Azalea 'Autumn Royalty'
- Grows well in
- The Northeast and the Southeast.
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Good for
- Hedge, small space, foundation planting, specimen, and shade garden
- Leaves
- Evergreen
- Native to
- Garden origin (hybrid)
Spacing for a hedge
VeraScape spaces plants so their grown canopies just touch. For Encore Azalea 'Autumn Royalty', that’s about 4 ft apart, center to center.
Place a row in your own yard and VeraScape spaces them at their mature width, so you can see whether they’ll crowd the walk.
See Encore Azalea 'Autumn Royalty' in your yard before you dig
Visualize it at its true size, alongside the rest of your design.
Other azaleas and rhododendrons
Encore Azalea 'Autumn Royalty'
PJM Rhododendron
Flame Azalea
George L. Taber AzaleaAll drawn to the same scale.