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Azalea ‘Hotshot Variegata’ – compact flowering shrub with green leaves edged in cream and red-pink flowers. Grows to about 0.6m x 0.8m, ideal for patio pots and woodland and shade gardens. UK nursery-grown at St Annes, supplied in a 2L pot.
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Looking for a azalea with real character? Azalea ‘Hotshot Variegata’ is a great choice. Hotshot Variegata is an eye-catching azalea combining small, cream-edged green leaves with vibrant red-pink flowers in spring. The variegated foliage adds interest all year, and the leaves can take on pink and red tones in winter.
Azaleas are compact relatives of rhododendrons, smothered in late spring with flowers in vivid or soft shades. Evergreen Japanese azaleas form neat, low mounds ideal for pots and the front of borders, while deciduous azaleas offer larger, often scented, flowers and autumn leaf colour.
Azalea ‘Hotshot Variegata’ grows best in dappled shade or sun, sheltered from cold winds, in moist, well-drained, acidic soil, or ericaceous compost in pots. It is a good choice for patio pots, and also works well for woodland and shade gardens, spring colour and acid-soil borders. Pair with Japanese maples, pieris, camellias, ferns and hostas for a classic acid-soil scheme.
Give the pot a good soak first. Then dig a wide planting hole, enrich the soil with compost, and plant so the top of the root ball sits level with the ground. Firm in gently and water well, then add a mulch to hold in moisture.
Keep the roots moist and water with rainwater where possible. Feed in spring with an ericaceous fertiliser and mulch with leafmould or pine bark. Feed with ericaceous fertiliser, water with rainwater where possible and deadhead after flowering. Little pruning is needed. Deadhead after flowering and trim lightly to shape. Yellowing leaves usually mean the soil is too alkaline; dry roots in late summer reduce flower buds.
Excellent in containers of ericaceous compost; water with rainwater.
We grow our plants ourselves at St Annes in North West England. Raised outdoors and under cover in UK conditions, they are acclimatised, well rooted and ready to plant on arrival. This Azalea ‘Hotshot Variegata’ is supplied in a 2L pot. Container-grown plants can be planted almost all year round, as long as the ground is not frozen or waterlogged; autumn and spring are ideal.
How big does Azalea ‘Hotshot Variegata’ grow?
Azalea ‘Hotshot Variegata’ typically reaches 0.6m x 0.8m, depending on position, soil and pruning.
When does Azalea ‘Hotshot Variegata’ look its best?
Its main season of interest is spring, when it shows green leaves edged in cream and red-pink flowers.
Is Azalea ‘Hotshot Variegata’ hardy?
Hardy in the UK.
How do I prune Azalea ‘Hotshot Variegata’?
Little pruning is needed. Deadhead after flowering and trim lightly to shape.
Does Azalea ‘Hotshot Variegata’ need ericaceous compost?
Yes. Azaleas need acidic conditions, so use ericaceous compost in pots and acid soil in borders.
Why has my azalea not flowered?
Usually because it was dry in late summer when buds were forming, or because it was pruned at the wrong time.
Add Azalea ‘Hotshot Variegata’ to your basket today and enjoy spring interest in your garden.
| Pot Size (L) | 2L |
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