Add rich evergreen color and elegant spring blooms to your landscape with this live Azalea ‘Royal Robe’, a compact dwarf azalea prized for its vibrant purple-red ruffled flowers and naturally rounded growth habit. This hybrid, developed from a cross between ‘Helen Close’ and ‘Purple Splendor’, produces abundant mid-to-late spring blooms that stand out against bright evergreen foliage.

Its low compact form is ideal for borders, foundation plantings, woodland gardens, mass plantings, and decorative containers. Hardy to approximately 0°F when protected from harsh wind chill, ‘Royal Robe’ offers dependable color and structure in smaller gardens and shaded landscape spaces. This azalea features a tidy evergreen habit and striking floral display, suitable for gardeners seeking low-maintenance ornamental beauty.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Azalea ‘Royal Robe’ plant
✔️ Originally grown in #3 container
✔️ Approximately 10–15 inch wide head size
✔️ Healthy, rooted evergreen azalea
✔️ Compact cold-hardy flowering shrub
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Royal Robe Azalea
• Botanical Name: Rhododendron ‘Royal Robe’
• Plant Type: Evergreen flowering shrub
• Growth Stage: Established container-grown plant
• Sun Requirements: Partial shade to filtered sunlight
• Soil: Acidic, moist, well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; maintain evenly moist soil
• Mature Height: Approximately 2–3 feet
• Mature Width: Approximately 3 feet
• Growth Habit: Compact rounded evergreen shrub
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 6–9
• Cold Hardiness: Hardy to approximately 0°F with wind protection
• Bloom Time: Mid to late spring
• Bloom Color: Rich purple-red ruffled flowers
• Container Friendly: Yes, excellent for patios and decorative containers

Care Tip

Plant in acidic soil with mulch around the root zone to help maintain moisture and cool soil temperatures. Protect from harsh drying winter winds in colder climates for best evergreen performance.

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.