Scientific name: Rhododendron kiusianum hybrids
Common name: Japonese evergreen azalea
Family name: Ericaceae
Useful cultivars and selections: hino white, hino crimson
USDA hardiness zone: 7
Mature height and spread: 2-3m wide, 0.5m tall
Form: spreading, dense branching
Water use: moderate
Soil requirements: acidic
Leaf arrangement: alternate. Simple.
Fall colour: none
Flower/cone/fruit description: insignificant fruit. Funnel shaped flowers (pinkish) and showy.
Limitations: none
Suitable uses: nice, low rhododendron. Loads of great funnel, shaped flowers.
Quick ID: evergreen. Shrub. Simple. Alternate. Smaller leaves than typical. Leaves and shoots covered in brown hairs (stems and leaves). Leaves grouped at tips