Hot Shot Girard Azalea Rhododendron Girard x 3 Gal

Rhododendron is a genus of 500 to 900 species and includes both of what we commonly call rhododendrons and azaleas. Most are evergreen but some are deciduous. They originate mostly from the Northern Hemisphere with high concentrations in western China, the Himalayas and Myanmar (Burma). They are grown for their showy spring flowers and in the case of evergreen types for their attractive winter foliage. True rhododendrons have 10 stamens in a flower and azaleas have only 5. Much hybridization has resulted in a great number of hybrid cultivars. 

'Girard's Hot Shot' is an evergreen azalea (Girard hybrid) that features dark reddish-orange flowers with dark red spotting. It typically matures over time in a rounded compact form to 2-3' tall and to 3-4' wide. Small, single, funnel-shaped flowers (to 2 1/2" across) bloom in clusters in mid-season to late-mid-season (May). Small, glossy, medium green leaves (to 1 1/8" long) are evergreen.