Mardi Gras Azalea Starter Plant - Red & White Bi-Color Rhododendron Deciduous

Product Overview

The Mardi Gras Azalea is a deciduous starter plant known for its striking red and white bi-color blooms. This compact and bushy Rhododendron variety adds vibrant seasonal interest to gardens, borders, containers, or garden beds. It is an excellent choice for gardeners seeking a colorful, easy-to-grow shrub that attracts pollinators such as bees and butterflies.

Key Features

• Vibrant red and white bi-color flowers
• Deciduous shrub providing seasonal changes
• Compact growth habit reaching 2-3 feet in height and width
• Attracts pollinators including bees and butterflies
• Suitable for various soil types and garden settings
• Easy to care for, ideal for gardeners of all experience levels

Growing Information

The Mardi Gras Azalea thrives in partial to full shade and prefers well-drained, acidic soil. It requires moderate watering to keep the soil consistently moist without becoming soggy. This plant is hardy in USDA zones 6 through 9, making it adaptable to a range of climates. The starter plant is provided in a 4-inch pot, ready to be transplanted into your garden or container.

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.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.