Red Pepper Native Azalea is a rare variety of a deciduous shrub with an open habit and medium green foliage. Flame red buds open to fragrant clusters of crimson trumpet-shaped flowers in early spring. Best grown in part sun and rich, moist, acidic well-drained soils. Red Pepper is heat and humidity tolerant.

• Light Requirement - Part Sun
• Hardy in Zones : 6 to 9
• Mature size is 6 to 8 ft tall and 6 to 8 ft wide
  
• Specialty - Red Pepper Native Azalea is an outstanding Aromi hybrid producing large clusters of deep red buds in early spring that open to brilliant, ruffled orange flowers with red overtones that fill the garden with a wonderful spicy aroma.
• Scientific Name - Rhododendron austrinum 'Gallipoli'
  

Note: The plant is shipped in its pot, firmly secured with several layers of clear tape, thereby avoiding any shuffling and moving during transit. The plant reaches you with minimal damage- very safe and secure. We have been shipping plants like this for several years (plant are sometimes shipped in smaller pots for safety and ease of shipping). Most plants go dormant in fall and winter and will lose most of their leaves - looking dead and dry - very normal. They will flush out in spring.

We cannot send ship some plants and some sizes to California due to restrictions placed by department of agriculture.