Azalea White Lace

Common Name:
Azalea – White Lace

Description:
Azalea ‘White Lace’ is a graceful evergreen shrub forming a neat, rounded mound when mature. In spring, it bursts into bloom with pure white, trumpet-shaped flowers that often show a delicate green-tinged throat and possess a soft fragrance. The glossy dark-green foliage remains attractive year-round, providing a refined backdrop for the floral display. It prefers part shade to filtered sun and thrives in moist, well-drained, acidic soil rich in organic matter—conditions that suit Melbourne’s temperate gardens. Hardy and low-maintenance, ‘White Lace’ tolerates mild frost, benefits from a layer of mulch to protect its roots, and responds well to light pruning after flowering to maintain a tidy shape and encourage bushiness. It works beautifully in containers, mixed borders, mass plantings, or as an elegant underplanting beneath trees.

Form:

• Shrub – Small to Medium

Mature Size:

• Height: ~1.2–1.5 m

• Width: ~1–1.5 m

Aspect:

• Part Shade

• Full Sun (morning or filtered)

Flowering:

• Flowers in Spring

Flower Colour:

• White

• Green-tinged throat in some blooms

Key Attributes:

• Evergreen

• Suitable for Pots

• Suitable for Borders

• Fragrant blooms

• Mass flowering

• Low Maintenance

• Frost Tolerant

• Acid‑loving (ericaceous)

• Attracts bees

Toxicity:

• All parts are toxic to humans and pets if ingested

Companion Plants:

• Camellias – to layer evergreen foliage and stagger blooms

• Ferns – for lush contrast in shady spots

• Rhododendrons – for cohesive acid-loving groupings

• Japanese maples – for elegant understorey planting and dappled shade