Red Ruffles carries deep red, semi-double flowers with frilled edges that cover the plant in spring. It stays a manageable 2 to 4 feet tall and wide, with evergreen foliage that keeps the bed furnished through winter. Massed along a walk or used as a low informal hedge, the color reads from across the yard.

Like other azaleas it wants morning sun with afternoon shade in Birmingham, acidic soil, and pine straw mulch over its shallow roots. Water regularly the first summer. Do any shaping right after bloom, before next year's buds set in early summer.