Azalea ‘Girard’s Hot Shot’ Live Evergreen Azalea | Red Orange Blooming Shrub | Compact Cold Hardy Plant | #1 Container Grown

Add bold color and compact evergreen beauty to your landscape with Azalea ‘Girard’s Hot Shot’, a striking flowering shrub prized for its vivid reddish-orange blooms and dense rounded growth habit. In midseason, this evergreen azalea produces clusters of openly funnel-shaped flowers accented with deep red to maroon spotting, creating a fiery display against glossy green foliage.
Its compact size and naturally well-branched form make it ideal for borders, foundation plantings, woodland gardens, and decorative containers. Cold hardy and easy to maintain, ‘Girard’s Hot Shot’ provides year-round structure and vibrant seasonal color in smaller garden spaces. You will receive a healthy container-grown plant similar in size and condition to the one shown in the listing photos.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Azalea ‘Girard’s Hot Shot’ shrub
✔️ Width: approximately 4–8 inches wide
✔️ Grown in #1 nursery container
✔️ Healthy, rooted evergreen azalea
✔️ Root ball wrapped securely for safe shipping

🌼 Growing Information
Common Name: Girard’s Hot Shot Azalea
Botanical Name: Rhododendron ‘Girard’s Hot Shot’
Plant Type: Evergreen flowering shrub
Growth Stage: Young container-grown plant
Sun Requirements: Partial shade to filtered sun
Soil: Acidic, moist, well-draining soil
Watering: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist
Mature Height: Approximately 2 feet
Mature Width: Approximately 2 feet
Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
USDA Zones: 5–8
Container Friendly: Yes

💡 Care Tip: Mulch around the base to maintain cool soil temperatures and consistent moisture. Remove spent blooms after flowering to encourage healthy growth and maintain a clean appearance.