Azalea ‘Girard’s Pleasant White’, commonly known as Girard’s Pleasant White Azalea, is an evergreen azalea cultivar valued for its clean pure white spring flowers and compact, low-growing habit. In mid to late spring, this shrub produces abundant funnel-shaped blooms that stand out crisply against its glossy, dark green foliage. The evergreen leaves provide year-round structure and may develop subtle winter coloration in colder climates. Typically growing 2 to 3 feet tall and spreading wider than tall, Girard’s Pleasant White Azalea is well suited for foundation plantings, low hedges, and mixed shrub borders. It thrives in part shade with acidic, well-drained soil kept evenly moist.

Why choose Girard’s Pleasant White Azalea

• White spring blooms: Produces bright, clean white flowers

• Evergreen foliage: Provides structure and interest year-round

• Compact habit: Ideal for smaller landscapes and low plantings

Cultivating tips

• Sun exposure: Part shade (morning sun with afternoon shade preferred)

• Soil needs: Acidic, well-drained soil kept evenly moist

• Maintenance: Low—prune lightly after flowering if shaping is needed

Designs for your garden

• Foundation plantings: Compact size fits neatly along buildings

• Shrub borders: Adds contrast and spring brightness

• Mass plantings: Creates a refined, uniform look when planted in groups

Ecological benefits

• Pollinator-friendly: Spring blooms provide nectar for bees and other pollinators

• Early-season interest: Flowers support pollinators emerging in spring

• Evergreen cover: Dense foliage offers year-round shelter

These Azalea cultivars are not native to North America. Consider these native alternatives:

•Phlox stolonifera – Creeping Phlox

•Rhododendron maximum Roseum – Rosebay Rhododendron

•Abelia grandiflora – Glossy Abelia