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'Girard Hot Shot'
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Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
Common name:
Girard Hot Shot azalea
Family:
Ericaceae (heath family)
Distribution:
hybrid: Girard Evergreen hybrid
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 6
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
Comments:
As the name suggests, this is a fiery red-flowered evergreen cultivar. Flowers are 2 1/2 - 3" across and appear in mid-May. Foliage is medium green in summer changing to reddish in winter.
Links:
American Rhododendron Society Plant Search Database
•
Hirsutum.info
Locations
1:
AZA: BB13
(BB13)
• Accession: D1993-0548.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
AZA: BB13
(BB13)
• Accession: D2002-1097.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
Area
Individual