ShrubsAzalea
Rhododendron indicum
Azalea (Rhododendron indicum) is a slow-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 7-8, that matures to about 2-3 ft × 2-3 ft. It does best in part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect pink and red blooms in spring and summer. It stands up well to rabbits.
- USDA zones
- 7-8
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 2-3 ft × 2-3 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Pink, Red
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Tough against
- Rabbits
- Native to
- Japan
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Azalea is hardy to about 0°F (estimated from USDA zone 7), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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