Azalea, Camellia, and Gardenia Varieties for San Antonio
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Here is our list of azaleas that grow well in San Antonio. Some of the azaleas
can be used in the Hill Country without freeze damage. All of the azaleas need
acid soil, so raised beds work great. Large pots put in the ground work well
too. All azaleas need shade to survive in San Antonio. Under large trees,
northside or eastside of the house is the best place to put them. Blueberry
plants work the same way in San Antonio so you might want to make note of
that. Cape fear is self pollinating and produces well in our area.
Fanick's Garden Center Inc.
1025 Holmgreen Rd., San Antonio , Texas
78220, Phone: 210 - 648 - 1303
| AZALEA | |
| Alaska | Single to semi-double white blooms with a chartreuse blotch on throat. Avg. Ht. 3'-5'. Rutherford. Zone 8. |
| Brilliant | Single watermelon red flowers on a large bush. Avg. Ht. 6'-8'. Southern Indica. Zone 8. |
| Coral Bells | Beautiful small hose in hose pink flowers. Avg. Ht. 2'. Kurume. Zone 5. |
| Duc de Rohan | A slow growing azalea with single salmon-pink flowers. Avg. Ht. 5'-6'. Southern Indica. Zone 8. |
| Fashion | A tall shrub with salmon-pink hose in hose flowers. Avg. Ht. 6'. Southern Indica. Zone 7. |
| Formosa | An upright growing habit with large 3" single magenta flowers. Avg. Ht. 6'-8'. Southern Indica. Zone 8. |
| G.G. Gerbing | Large 3" single pure white flowers. Avg. Ht. 6'. Southern Indica. Zone 8. |
| George L. Taber | Very large single orchid-pink variegated blooms. Avg. Ht. 6'-8'. Southern Indica. Zone 8. |
| Imperial Princess | Large single rich pink blooms. Avg. Ht. 4'-6'. Southern Indica. Zone 8. |
| Judge Solomon | Large 3" single pink flowers. Avg. Ht. 4'-6'. Southern Indica. Zone 8. |
| Mistral | Excellent multi-bloomer with large pink blooms. Avg. Ht. 4'-6'. Southern Indica. Zone 8. |
| Pink Gumpo | Light pink ruffled petals on a compact plant. Avg Ht. 1'-2'. Satsuki. Zone 7. |
| Pink Ruffles | A semi-double, pink-violet hose in hose flower. Avg. Ht. 2'-4'. Rutherford. Zone 8. |
| Red Formosa | Large 3" single reddish purple flowers. Avg. Ht. 6'-8'. Southern Indica. Zone 8. |
| Red Ruffles | Nice red hose in hose flowers on a compact plant. Repeat bloomer. Rutherford. Zone 8. |
| Snow | Fast growing azalea with pure white hose in hose flowers. Avg. Ht. 3'. Kurume. Zone 5. |
| Southern Charm | Large single deep rose blooms. Avg. Ht. 4'-6'. Southern Indica. Zone 8. |
| Tickled Pink | Single hose in hose rose pink flowers edged in white. Avg. Ht. 2'-4'. Rutherford. Zone 8. |
| White Gumpo | Large, single white flowers with a dense growth habit. Avg. Ht. 1'-2'. Satsuki. Zone 7. |
| CAMELLIA | |
| Debutante | Produces lots of large peony-like blooms, light pink in color. Japonica. |
| Glen 40 | Beautiful deep red double blooms. Japonica. |
| Kramer's Supreme | Excellent deep red peony form blooms with a delightful fragrance. Japonica. |
| Mathotiana Supreme | Extra large crimson double blooms with loose and irregular petals. Japonica. |
| Nuccio's Gem | Formal to Double sparkling white blooms. Japonica. |
| Nuccio's Pearl | Fully double blooms with pure white petals edged with an orchid pink blush. Japonica. |
| Pearl Maxwell | Spectacular soft shell pink blooms in a double form. Japonica. |
| GARDENIA | |
| August Beauty | Medium to large velvety white flowers with a sweet fragrance. Avg. Ht. 4'-5'. |
| First Love | Very large and fragrant double blooms that repeat through out the growing season. Avg. Ht. 5'. |
| Kleim's Hardy | Medium star-like single flowers with intense fragrance. Low mounding form. Avg. Ht. 2'-3'. |
| Mystery | Large fragrant pure white flowers on a compact bush. Avg. Ht. 5'-6'. |
| Radicans | Small white flowers with sweet fragrance on a dwarf spreading plant. Avg. Ht. 6"-12". |
| Varigated Gardenia | Medium flowers with fragrance on a large bush that has white and green leaves. Avg. Ht. 6'. |
| White Gem | Medium fragrant star shaped single flowers on a dwarf compact plant. Avg. Ht. 1'-2'. |
Last Updated on 7/10/2002
by Brooke Bludau and Dan Lineberger