1. BOTANICAL NAME
Rhododendron kiusianum
obtusum

2. PRONUNCIATION
row - doe - DEN - dron

3. COMMON NAME
Azalea

5. FAMILY
Ericaceae

6. CLASSIFICATION
Shrub

8. ARRANGEMENT
Alternate

9. COMPOSITION
Simple

11. MARGIN
Entire

12. VEINS
Pinnate

13. LEAF
Length 1/2” - 1 1/2”
Width 1/4” - 1/2”

15. PLANT
Evergreen
Height 3’ - 4’
Width 3’ - 4’
Upright/spreading

16. TEXTURE
Medium

17. FLOWER
Spring (April)

20. FRUIT
Fall
Brown

21. EXPOSURE
Part shade

22. GROWTH
Medium

23. USE
Specimen
Border

24. DESCRIPTION Stem is hairy Leaf is covered with hairs that lie down
Leaf is rounded at top

26. DESCRIPTION
Both Azaleas and Catawba Hybrid Rhododendron are in the same genus known as: Rhododendron

27. obtusum
japonicum
kiusianum

28. CULTURAL PRACTICES
Plant shallow in clay soils

29. PROBLEMS
Lace bugs

30. ZONES
6 - 9

31. NATIVE OF:
Japan

32. REFERENCES Manual of Woody Landscape Plants
Landscape Plants; Their Identification, Culture, and Use