Hot Shot Azalea 1 Live Flowering Shrub, 1 Gallon – Rhododendron ‘Girard's Hot Shot’

Hot Shot Azalea (Rhododendron ‘Girard's Hot Shot’), commonly known as Girard's Hot Shot Azalea, is a compact evergreen flowering shrub celebrated for its vivid reddish-orange to scarlet-red blossoms. Its colorful, funnel-shaped flowers appear abundantly in spring, creating a striking display against glossy, deep green foliage. The foliage may develop attractive bronze or reddish tones during colder weather, adding seasonal interest beyond the flowering period.

This ornamental azalea develops a dense, rounded, mounding growth habit, making it suitable for foundation plantings, woodland gardens, mixed shrub borders, and decorative landscape accents. Hot Shot Azalea performs best in partial shade or filtered sunlight, especially where it receives protection from intense afternoon sun. Like other azaleas, it prefers acidic, organically rich, well-drained soil with consistent moisture.

Each order includes 1 live Hot Shot Azalea shrub supplied in a 1-gallon nursery container. The plant is rooted and container-grown. Although generally evergreen, its foliage density and coloration may vary with the season and local growing conditions. Plants may arrive without flowers, recently pruned, or with reduced foliage depending on the time of year.

Shipping Size:

• Quantity: 1 Live Flowering Azalea Shrub

• Container Size: 1 Gallon Nursery Pot

• Plant Form: Rooted, Container-Grown Evergreen Shrub

• Seasonal Appearance: May Arrive Without Flowers, Recently Pruned, or With Reduced Foliage

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Quantity: 1 Live Azalea Shrub

• Container Size: 1 Gallon Nursery Pot

• Common Name: Hot Shot Azalea

• Other Common Name: Girard's Hot Shot Azalea

• Scientific Name: Rhododendron ‘Girard's Hot Shot’

• Plant Type: Broadleaf Evergreen Flowering Shrub

• Growth Habit: Compact, Dense, Rounded, Mounding

• Flower Color: Reddish-Orange to Scarlet Red

• Flower Form: Funnel-Shaped

• Bloom Season: Spring

• Foliage Color: Glossy Deep Green; May Develop Bronze or Reddish Winter Tones

• USDA Hardiness Zones: Generally 5–8

• Sunlight: Partial Shade to Filtered Sun

• Soil Preference: Acidic, Organically Rich, Well-Drained Soil

• Water Requirements: Moderate; Consistent Moisture Preferred

• Landscape Uses: Foundation Plantings, Woodland Gardens, Mixed Shrub Borders, Ornamental Beds, and Outdoor Containers

• Seasonal Condition: May Arrive Without Flowers or Recently Pruned

Live Hot Shot Azalea shrub, natural root system, nursery growing medium, 1-gallon nursery container.