Add rare elegance and unique texture to your landscape with Spider Azalea, scientifically known as Rhododendron stenopetalum. This extraordinary evergreen shrub is prized for its unusual spider-like pink blooms featuring long narrow petals that resemble delicate ribbons dancing across the branches. Native to Japan, this collectible azalea brings graceful beauty and artistic character to woodland gardens, borders, and decorative containers.

Its fine-textured narrow evergreen foliage creates a soft airy appearance year-round, while the striking fall blooms provide an unforgettable seasonal display. Compact and easy to maintain, Spider Azalea is perfect for collectors and gardeners seeking something truly distinctive for shaded garden spaces. You will receive a healthy container-grown plant similar in size and condition to the one shown in the listing photos.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Spider Azalea shrub
✔️ Grown in #2 nursery container
✔️ Healthy, rooted evergreen azalea
✔️ Rare pink spider-like blooming shrub
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Spider Azalea
• Botanical Name: Rhododendron stenopetalum
• Plant Type: Evergreen flowering shrub
• Growth Stage: Established container-grown plant
• Sun Requirements: Partial shade to filtered sun
• Soil: Acidic, moist, well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist
• Mature Height: Approximately 4–5 feet
• Mature Width: Approximately 4–5 feet
• Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
• USDA Zones: 7–9
• Container Friendly: Yes

Care Tip: Plant in acidic soil with good organic matter and protect from harsh afternoon sun for best foliage and bloom quality. Mulching helps maintain cool roots and consistent soil moisture.

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.