RHODODENDRON KIUSIANUM or RHODODENDRON OBTUSUM BOTANICAL NAME RHODODENDRON KIUSIANUM or RHODODENDRON OBTUSUM
PRONUNCIATION row - doe - DEN - dron
COMMON NAME Azalea
FAMILY Ericaceae
Life Cycle Evergreen perennial
Growth Habit Shrub Height 3’ - 4’ Width 3’ - 4’ Upright/spreading
ARRANGEMENT Alternate
LEAF Ovate Length 1/2” - 1 1/2” Width 1/4” - 1/2”
MARGIN Entire
VEINS Pinnate
COMPOSITION Simple
FLOWER Spring (April)
FRUIT Fall Brown
EXPOSURE Part shade
GROWTH Medium
USE Specimen Border
DESCRIPTION Stem is hairy Leaf is covered with hairs that lie down Leaf is rounded at top
obtusum japonicum kiusianum
CULTURAL PRACTICES Plant shallow in clay soils
PROBLEMS Lace bugs
ZONES 6 - 9
NATIVE OF: Japan