1. RHODODENDRON KIUSIANUM or RHODODENDRON OBTUSUM
BOTANICAL NAME
RHODODENDRON KIUSIANUM or RHODODENDRON OBTUSUM

2. PRONUNCIATION
row - doe - DEN - dron

3. COMMON NAME
Azalea

5. FAMILY
Ericaceae

6. Life Cycle
Evergreen perennial

7. Growth Habit
Shrub
Height 3’ - 4’
Width 3’ - 4’
Upright/spreading

9. ARRANGEMENT
Alternate

10. LEAF
Ovate
Length 1/2” - 1 1/2”
Width 1/4” - 1/2”

12. MARGIN
Entire

13. VEINS
Pinnate

14. COMPOSITION
Simple

16. FLOWER
Spring (April)

19. FRUIT
Fall
Brown

20. EXPOSURE
Part shade

21. GROWTH
Medium

22. USE
Specimen
Border

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

25. obtusum
japonicum
kiusianum

26. CULTURAL PRACTICES
Plant shallow in clay soils

27. PROBLEMS
Lace bugs

28. ZONES
6 - 9

29. NATIVE OF:
Japan