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lavender azalea plant Lavender Formosa Azalea Shrub - 1 Gallon / SingleThe Lavender Formosa Azalea Experience Iconic, Show Stopping Blooms An Effortless, Evergreen Display of Year Round Beauty Thrives in USDA hardiness zones 7 10 Perfect for landscape areas with partial sun and shade A pollinator magnet, attracts hummingbirds and butterflies Mature size of 6 8 feet tall, perfect for both borders and privacy Transform your landscape with the Lavender Formosa Azalea, renowned for its dramatic lavender pink blooms and
The Lavender Formosa Azalea – Experience Iconic, Show-Stopping Blooms
An Effortless, Evergreen Display of Year-Round Beauty
- Thrives in USDA hardiness zones 7-10
- Perfect for landscape areas with partial sun and shade
- A pollinator magnet, attracts hummingbirds and butterflies
- Mature size of 6-8 feet tall, perfect for both borders and privacy
Transform your landscape with the Lavender Formosa Azalea, renowned for its dramatic lavender-pink blooms and striking dark accents. This fast-growing, evergreen shrub lights up early spring and maintains its vibrant beauty all season long. Enjoy effortless elegance every day.
Why Gardeners Love the Lavender Azalea Shrub
The Azalea Formosa Lavender features rich, lavender-pink blossoms with darker accented blotches that are large and showy. This evergreen shrub will bloom early spring to midseason on tall, upright plants. Sometimes a second flower bud will appear in early fall with fragrant red flowers. The large evergreen foliage of the plant will have colored blooms covering the deep dark green color to contrast nicely.
- Fast growth rate
- Evergreen foliage, perfect for year round interest
- Low maintenance and easy-to-grow
This fast-growing azalea bush is not deciduous and will keep its deep pink blossoms until the first frost. It is a spreading type plant that spreads from seed pods and can be planted in dappled shade. Its fast growth rate makes it very versatile to grow!
Lavender Formosa Care
We’ve grown thousands of these shrubs right here on our North Florida farm, and the good news is that once you get a few basics right, this plant pretty much takes care of itself. Here’s what we’ve learned from over 45 years of hands-on growing:
- Sunlight: The Lavender Formosa Azalea thrives in partial shade to filtered sun, and that's exactly where we tuck them in on our farm. Morning sun with afternoon shade is the sweet spot, especially in hotter southern climates where intense afternoon rays can stress the foliage and reduce blooming.
- Soil: This is the one thing we tell every single customer before they plant: azaleas are non-negotiable about their soil. They need well-drained, acidic soil with a pH between 4.5 and 6.0, and they will flat-out struggle in alkaline or compacted ground. If your soil isn't quite there, work in plenty of organic matter before planting and keep an eye out for yellowing leaves (chlorosis), which is the plant's way of telling you the pH is off.
- Watering: Water it deeply and consistently for that first growing season while it's establishing roots. Once it's settled in, it becomes much more self-sufficient, though it appreciates a good drink during dry spells, particularly in summer. Avoid overwatering or planting in low spots where water pools!
- Fertilizer: For slow-release food, feed your Lavender Azalea once in early spring, just before new growth pushes out. For continuous feeding, a great option would be to use our Liquid Azalea Fertilizer throughout spring.
Pro-Gardener Tip: Never prune your Formosa Azalea in the fall or winter. This is the single most common mistake we see, and it costs you your whole spring bloom because next year's flower buds set on the current season's wood. Do any shaping immediately after the spring blooms fade, and you'll go into the next season with everything intact.
Why Buy Formosa Azalea From Perfect Plants?
Want the best Azalea Shrubs delivered? Order direct from a grower! Perfect Plants is a family-owned business that has been growing and shipping premium flowering shrubs since 1980, straight to your family's home.
You will love our Formosa Azalea plants for sale! They are easy to grow and so beautiful!
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★★★★★ 5
Long lasting
Size: 12 Pack, Color: Optic Yellow
The best balls on the market, they break after about 10 hours of play, so great value!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Great Outdoor Pickleballs for Practice and Games
Size: 6 Pack, Color: Multi
These pickleballs have been great overall for outdoor play. The colors are bright and easy to see on the court, which is especially helpful during evening games or when playing on darker surfaces. They have a consistent bounce and feel durable compared to some cheaper pickleballs I’ve tried before.
I also like that they fly pretty true and don’t wobble too much during rallies. They work well for both casual games and more competitive practice sessions. The balls feel solid off the paddle and provide a good balance of speed and control.
The only reason I’m giving 4 stars instead of 5 is because a couple of the balls started showing small cracks after extended outdoor use on rough courts. They still lasted longer than many other brands, but I expected slightly better durability considering the price. They can also feel a bit harder than some softer outdoor balls, especially in colder weather.
Overall though, these are reliable pickleballs and definitely a good choice for outdoor play. I’d buy them again for practice and recreational matches.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2026
★★★★★ 5
The best outdoor pickleballs.
Size: 12 Pack, Color: Optic Yellow
These pickleballs are much cheaper than found in stores. Great quality. Rates at the top when researching the best outdoor pickleballs. This a no brainer, a must buy if you play the game.
Well packaged. Fast delivery. The best price!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Good quality
Size: 3 Pack, Color: Optic Yellow
These are really good quality. The color is easy to see on the outdoor court, especially when the sun is bright. Definitely has good bounce to them.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Franklin X-40 vs. Dura Fast 40 (vs. Onix)
Size: 12 Pack, Color: Optic Yellow, Size: 12 Pack, Color: Optic Yellow
Review order:
Review summary (quick read)
Review update (4-13-2021)
Full review (long read)
Summary:
This review might save you a lot of time researching balls, but here's the summary if you don't want to read the full review... For 4.0+ play consider the Dura Fast 40 when preparing for certain tournaments, but expect only about 2 games per ball, which is quite annoying in my opinion... for 95% of players, definitely go with the Franklin X-40 (except when preparing for a Dura only tournament of course). If you just want the ball to last and last year after year and don't care at all about egging or quality of play consider the much softer and much slower and much bouncier Onix ball. The Onix ball is so soft that I can't recommend it for typical play, but it is actually an excellent choice when introducing new players to the game and it is often the preferred ball in 65+ play if mobility becomes a common issue because extra bounce = extra time to get there, but in my area many older players seem to play the X-40 just fine.
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Update: 4-13-2021:
Popularity: Almost everyone in my area is playing the Franklin X-40 in every park. I finally saw a Dura in play yesterday, but it's been a long time! Outdoor tournaments in my state are now about 60% X-40 and about 40% Dura (Washington), so even in tournament play the Dura seems to be going out pretty quick.
Seasonal durability of X-40: for the first year I don't think my group cracked a single X-40 (despite having a faster paced game), but using that same batch of balls this Spring, they've all been dropping like flies so now my 1 year old batch of X-40's probably isn't much more durable than brand new Dura's (very annoying to deal with those cracks). I just bought new X-40's yesterday and I'll be discarding the few X-40's that are left from last year when the new stock arrives. It will be new X-40's for me once a year from now on assuming quality doesn't slide... fresh manufacturing is apparently very important, so hopefully Franklin will keep their runs moderate, and maybe that's what Dura did wrong.(?)
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Full review:
This review will focus largely on the physical & quality comparisons between the Franklin Outdoor X-40 pickleball and the Dura Fast 40 pickleball, but I'll also give a summary of my impressions from the mouth of experts and supplement also by my own amateur impressions and measurements.
Dura hole specs: 16 drilled holes @ 0.325" & 24 drilled holes @ .264"
Franklin hole specs: 40 drilled holes @ 0.288"
Both balls have 40 holes with an average hole size of 0.288", but the Dura ball has a far more randomized hole pattern. I personally didn't notice any difference in spin characteristics or any notable advantage to the randomized hole pattern of the Dura.
Franklin weight: 26g
Dura weight: 25g
Both balls are rotationally molded in one continuous piece so the seam is just as strong as the rest of the ball on either ball... the appearance of a seam is on the outside of the ball only but the visual molding mark is not actually separated in any way in the middle of the ball and the inside of the ball will likewise appear 100% seamless on either ball, so no true seam exists (both balls are true "1-piece" balls). The Dura ball has much smoother molding marks w/ no plastic flashing like the Franklin... this is primarily cosmetic but quality in this regard definitely goes to the Dura.
Subjective color preference: in the shade I think the Dura "Neon" color looks better (see pic), but in typical full sun the green tint looks dingy on the Dura ball in my opinion, and I feel the Franklin "Optic Yellow" is a crisper color that's probably a little more visible. These are the only 2 ball colors I have to compare. I would prefer more dye to be used for a green ball so it still looks green in full sun because in my experience with disc golf and ball golf neon green is the most visible color and neon pink is good too... with these 2 options I'd pick the yellow... the green tint on the Dura is so subtle in full sun it ends up looking more like a dingy yellow rather than a green. A more apples to apples comparison would be Dura's yellow option but I'm pretty confident Franklin would win that contest also based on the notably higher translucency in the plastic used by Dura. Color: Franklin wins.
Franklin X-40 country of origin: China
Dura Fast 40 country of origin: Vietnam
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From what I've gathered, expect much longer play per dollar out of the Franklin and expect very little life out of the Dura. Dura's are supposed to be a little harder/better/faster, but they often only last a few games based on everything I've read and heard. For older players consider the Onix over either of these balls... softer balls bounce higher and hit slower which allows more time to get to the ball for longer rallies... the Onix seems to be the favorite for play in older aged groups.
Based on expert advise from the "pickleball kitchen" youtube channel...
Best performance award (fastest, hardest): Dura Fast 40
Best Value (also w/ great performance): Franklin Outdoor X-40 - - - except high level players should opt for the Dura due to tournament requirements (note: this observation may be outdated... check tournaments in your state to verify what local tournaments are still using the Dura in your area and which tournaments have switched to the X-40)
Longest lasting, but soft and bouncy: Onix
Note: I have not seen a single outdoor tournament publish the Onix as their ball.
My personal recommendation for most players based on a lot of reviews and some research and a close look would be to skip the Dura and go straight to the Franklin X-40 until you're playing tournaments... if/when you advance to the level of playing serious tournament play I don't think it would take long to transition muscle memory and power from the Franklin outdoor ball to the Dura ball and a lot of money and annoyance can be saved w/ the Franklin over the very brittle Dura... Franklin X-40 balls don't last very long either (according to some... possibly old stock), but compared to the Dura it's a notable improvement strongly worth considering even if you're a quality buff like myself.
Manufacturing quality: Dura wins
Material durability: Franklin easily wins and Onix lasts much longer still if you don't mind a notably slower game (more similar to indoor) and more egging.
Quality of play: Mixed... many elite players prefer the extra speed of the Dura, but I prefer the consistency of virtually everyone using the same ball and even more notably, I'd rather sacrifice just a little speed to get the higher consistency / predictability / reliability of an uncracked ball and I find it distracting to look for cracks all the time.
Value (w/o sacrificing much): Franklin
Despite the long read, I'm hoping this helps the reader save some time in selecting a pickleball, especially for players new to the game.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2020
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