Mardi Gras Deciduous Azalea Starter Plant – Red and White Bicolor Rhododendron Shrub for Garden or Container

Product Overview

The Mardi Gras Deciduous Azalea is a Rhododendron cultivar known for its striking red and white bicolor blooms that appear in spring. This ornamental shrub is ideal for garden beds, borders, woodland-style gardens, or large containers. It is a deciduous plant, shedding its leaves seasonally and regrowing foliage annually.

Key Features

• Includes 1 live Mardi Gras azalea starter plant
• Identified Rhododendron azalea cultivar
• Features red and white bicolor flowers
• Suitable for garden beds or large containers
• Prefers partial sun and acidic, well-draining soil

Growing Information

• Common Name: Mardi Gras Azalea
• Scientific Name: Rhododendron (Deciduous Azalea) ‘Mardi Gras’
• Plant Type: Deciduous flowering shrub
• Flower Color: Red and white bicolor
• Bloom Time: Spring
• Foliage Type: Deciduous
• Growth Habit: Upright, bushy
• Mature Height: 4–6 feet
• Mature Spread: 4–5 feet
• Sunlight: Partial sun to partial shade
• Soil Type: Acidic, well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate, consistent moisture
• USDA Zones: 5–8
• Plant Condition: Rooted starter plant
• Quantity: 1 live plant

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.