Vivid orange color lights up landscape

Mandarin Lights Hardy Azalea

Vivid orange color lights up landscape

Very cold hardy
Blooms in mid to late spring
Grows 4-5 ft. tall
Tolerates partial shade
Deciduous shrub

Compact shrub makes a big impact with its uniquely colored, vivid orange flowers. The trusses of 1 1/2-in., trumpet-shaped blooms appear before the green leaves emerge in the spring. Bred at the University of Minnesota, Mandarin Lights Hardy Azalea is a very cold hardy flowering shrub and performs well in full sun to partial shade. Growing 4-5 ft. tall, this deciduous shrub is ideal for planting as an accent plant, massing in a border or brightening the edge of a woodland. Zones 3-7.

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Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping timeframes outlined below. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on weight.

Spring 2025 Shipping Schedule
ZONE	Large Bareroots, Trees & Shrubs
3A-4A	4/28/25 - 5/30/25
4B	4/28/25 - 5/30/25
5A	4/28/25 - 5/30/25
5B	4/7/25 - 5/30/25
6A	3/24/25 - 5/30/25
6B	3/10/25 - 5/30/25
7A	2/24/25 - 5/30/25
7B	2/17/25 - 5/9/25
8A	2/17/25 - 5/9/25
8B	2/10/25 - 5/9/25
9A	2/10/25 - 5/9/25
9B	2/3/25 - 5/9/25
10A & B	2/3/25 - 5/9/25
Last Order Date	Zones 3A-7A: May 26, 2025 Zones 7B-10B: May 5, 2025

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Product Details

Botanical Name: Azalea 'Mandarin Lights'
Height: 48 - 60
Spacing:3' - 4'
Spread:3' - 4'
Light Required:Full Sun, Partial Shade
Color: Orange with some yellow
Size: 3" Pot
Blooms: Mid Spring, Late Spring, All Spring
Zone: 3-7

Form: Tree/Shrub
Flower Form: 1 1/2" flowers in trusses of up to 30 trumpet shaped blooms.
Growth Rate: Slow to moderate once established, which takes approximately 6 - 8 weeks
Pruning: To shape and remove dead wood after flowering
Foliage: Attractive green summer foliage. Deciduous in winter.