Azalea - Exbury Fireball

Deciduous azaleas have long been favorites of landscapers and small scale gardeners for years. It's not hard to see why with its graceful growing habit and bright colors. Fireball Azalea (Rhododendron 'Fireball') is no different and brings its own flare.

This shrub flowers at nearly the same time as it's unfurling its leaves, giving your garden an interesting early spring twist.

While your neighbors are patiently waiting for their own flowering bushes to start showing signs of color, yours will already be all but drowning in vibrant orange-red fluffy looking petals.

Meanwhile, the leaves emerge bronze-red themselves, meaning Fireball is quite the looker each spring!

Try maximizing the effect it has by pairing with either another azalea like Lemon Lights or with a heavier shrub like a boxwood or arborvitae.

Even planted by itself, there's still plenty of appeals. From the orange-red flowers to the rounded growth habit that lends itself beautifully into landscapes or containers!

Whether you home it in the front yard near the sidewalk, or in the backyard next to the patio, it's sure to be visited by its fair share of beneficial pollinators.

If you're extra lucky (and if you end up with a Fireball Azalea we think you are) you might even find yourself with a curious hummingbird fluttering around hoping for a snack from the trumpet-shaped flowers.