Mock Azalea

Menziesia ciliicalyx var. multiflora

Ericaceae · broadleaf deciduous shrub · introduced

Last updated May 10, 2026

Quick Facts

Light

Part Shade to Shade

Hardiness

Zone Zones 6a–8b

Origin

Japan (Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku)

Cylindrocladium Blight and Root RotHigh

Root Colonization (Spring–Fall)

Leaf and Flower GallHigh

Infection at Bud Break

Ovulinia Petal BlightHigh

Apothecia Formation & Spore Release

Azalea Lace BugHigh

First-Generation Nymph Emergence

+ 5 more — see full disease and pest lists below

Diseases: Regionally Documented (9)

Root Rot (Phytophthora spp.) Multiple obligate biotrophic fungi (Erysiphales: Erysipha... Powdery Mildew Ovulinia azaleae Ovulinia Petal Blight Lime-induced Chlorosis Symptom category — not a single disease Leaf Spot Exobasidium vaccinii Leaf and Flower Gall Cylindrocladium scoparium Cylindrocladium Blight and Root Rot Botrytis Petal Blight Tylenchorhynchus claytoni Nematode, Stunt

Pests: Regionally Documented (6)

Tetranychidae Spider mite Otiorhynchus spp. Root weevil Choristoneura rosaceana Obliquebanded Leafroller Caloptilia azaleella Azalea leafminer Stephanitis pyrioides Azalea Lace Bug Acanthococcus azaleae Azalea bark scale

Data Maturity

Baseline Extension data. Expert review underway.