Azalea 'Glacier Pink Dragon'

Common Name:
Azalea 'Glacier Pink Dragon'

Description:
Azalea 'Glacier Pink Dragon' is an eye-catching evergreen azalea cultivar that showcases a profusion of large, ruffled flowers in soft pink shades with delicate white tones and darker pink spotting on the upper petals. The blooms typically emerge in mid to late spring, blanketing the shrub in pastel beauty and attracting pollinators to the garden. Its compact, rounded form is ideal for borders, low hedging, or feature planting, especially in shaded or filtered light areas. In Melbourne’s climate, this azalea performs best in acidic, well-drained soils rich in organic matter. It prefers a cool root zone and benefits from regular mulching. This variety tolerates Melbourne's winters well and is a strong performer with minimal pest issues when grown in the right conditions. ‘Glacier Pink Dragon’ also works beautifully in containers or Japanese-style gardens, offering seasonal colour and year-round foliage interest.

Form:
Shrub - Small
Shrub - Medium

Mature Size:
Height: 0.8–1.2 metres
Width: 0.8–1.2 metres

Aspect:
Part Shade
Full Shade

Flowering:
Flowers in Spring

Flower Colour:
Soft Pink
White Blushed Pink
Dark Pink Markings

Key Attributes:
Suitable for Pots
Bee Attracting
Perennial
Suitable for Hedging
Suitable for Topiary
Low maintenance with correct soil pH

Toxicity:
Toxic to pets (especially cats and dogs) if ingested – can cause vomiting, diarrhoea, or more serious effects in large quantities

Companion Plants:
Camellia japonica
Rhododendron spp.
Pieris japonica (Lily-of-the-valley shrub)
Heuchera varieties
Ferns and Hosta (for texture contrast in shaded beds)

For more information and photos of this species, Warners Nursery has detailed information available to the public here