AZALEA 'MINITASTIC'
Azalea indica 'Minitastic' will provide foliage interest and colour contrast for courtyards, patios and gardens in most locations around the country. With its small leaves and compact growth, 'Minitastic' always looks good. Unlike nearly all other azaleas, 'Minitastic' is grown for its foliage rather than its flowers. The fashionable plum coloured leaves never change colour all year long and new growth is always the best coloured foliage. Minitastic is protected by PBR.
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Azalea Minitastic ‘Minitastic’ forms a compact, dense plant with a small leaf. It grows to around 60 x 60cm.
• Great contrast amongst other plants
• Plum foliage - compact growth
• Courtyard pots or gardens in sun or light shade

 

Origin

Azalea indica and its varieties are native to China and Japan. Azalea ‘Minitastic’ was developed from a sport found on Azalea ‘Plumtastic’ in the azalea growing fields at Redlands Nursery in Queensland. Bred in the USA from unknown parentage and released in Australia in 2002, ‘Plumtastic’ grows to around 1.2m tall.

 

Care Instructions

When planting ‘Minitastic’ into pots use a top quality Azalea potting mix. Water plant in well and keep the soil moist, never allowing it to dry out completely. ‘Minitastic’A grows well in full sunlight or moderate shade. Best foliage colour is seen in full sun.

In the garden dig individual holes for each plant about 50 cm across and increase soil acidity and moisture holding capacity, but ensure drainage is good. Water in the plant and during dry spells water thoroughly every 7-10 days. Use mulch about 5cm thick to retain moisture and cooler soil for azaleas. The best time to fertilise azaleas is in late spring or after pruning. After fertilising, add new mulching material.

 

Uses

Azalea ‘Minitastic’ is a versatile plant that will look equally good planted in decorative pots as it will in the garden interplanted among other shrubs to provide contrasting foliage colour, or trimmed into a formal hedge. As hedging or as trained plants in gardens or pots, ‘Minitastic’ can be pruned at a height between 15 and 50cm.