Did you buy it locally? As a 'native' plant? Ask the nursery where you got it. Most rhodos are hardy, but if it's in a very small pot you could always set the pot into a much larger one (with drain holes) and stuff mulch in between. If it's really an azalea, then if you have somewhere in your house, attached garage, etc. that will stay around 40 F. through the winter, that would be ok too, but rhodos are different, so ask.

Thank YOu lucy

no i actually bought it off ebay
it is in a very small pot and i think im just going to bury it in the ground for the winter in some mulch

Thank YOu

Morgan

If it is satsuzki it may not be hardy here. I have several but I bring them in.

I have had marginal success with them outside -- Put it in a protected location if you keep it outside.

if it is kusianum it may be ok. I have several and they do fine

The problem with getting things off of Ebay is you don't know the Genetic makeup. There are many small leaf rhodie's that can be obtained locally which are tested and known to be hardy.

Great info thank you guys
i know ebay was a poor choice but i liked the tree
Flurescent lights seem out of the question though
i recently brought my juniper and my ficus in and they seem to be doing fine
the ficus only lost a small amount of leaves but they dont like to be moved around and the juniper looks as strong as can be

Put your juniper back outside, or you'll lose it anyway. Do the pot-in-pot + mulch thing, or dig it into the ground and let it be snowed on for insulation. You're just asking to lose it indoors - even if you get away with it for one season or year.

Thank You for telling me that im a real amateur lol