Add rare elegance and whimsical beauty to your landscape with this live Spider Azalea, Rhododendron stenopetalum, an unusual evergreen azalea prized for its delicate spider-like flowers and fine-textured foliage. Native to Japan, this collector-worthy ornamental shrub produces clusters of pink to reddish-pink blooms with long narrow ribbon-like petals that create a graceful dancing appearance unlike traditional azaleas.

Blooming in fall, the flowers provide exceptional late-season color when many other shrubs have finished flowering. Narrow evergreen foliage gives the plant a soft airy texture that adds movement and sophistication to woodland gardens, borders, patios, and collector landscapes.

Slow to moderate growing, this unique azalea develops into a rounded evergreen shrub reaching approximately 4–5 feet tall and wide over time. Perfect for gardeners seeking something truly distinctive, Spider Azalea is a rare conversation piece and a stunning focal plant for Japanese-inspired and ornamental gardens.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Spider Azalea plant
✔️ Botanical name: Rhododendron stenopetalum
✔️ Originally grown in #1 container
✔️ Healthy, rooted evergreen shrub
✔️ Rare spider-flowering azalea variety
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Spider Azalea
• Botanical Name: Rhododendron stenopetalum
• Synonyms: R. macrosepalum, R. linearifolium, R. dianthiflorum
• Plant Type: Evergreen flowering shrub
• Growth Stage: Young established plant
• Sun Requirements: Partial shade to filtered sunlight
• Soil: Acidic, moist, well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; maintain evenly moist soil
• Mature Height: Approximately 4–5 feet in 10 years
• Mature Width: Approximately 4–5 feet
• Growth Habit: Rounded evergreen shrub
• Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
• USDA Zones: 7–9
• Bloom Time: Fall
• Bloom Color: Pink to reddish-pink
• Foliage: Narrow fine-textured evergreen leaves
• Container Friendly: Yes, excellent for patios and collector containers

Care Tip

Provide filtered sunlight and consistent moisture for best foliage quality and flowering performance. Mulching helps maintain cool acidic soil conditions and protects shallow roots.

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.