2. BOTANICAL NAME R HODODENDRON KIUSIANUM or R HODODENDRON OBTUSUM

3. PRONUNCIATION row - doe - DEN - dron

4. COMMON NAME  Azalea

6. FAMILY  Ericaceae

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

9. EXPOSURE  Part shade

10. ZONES  6 - 9

11. Life Cycle  Evergreen perennial

12. ARRANGEMENT  Alternate

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

15. MARGIN  Entire

16. VEINS  Pinnate

17. COMPOSITION  Simple

19. FLOWER  Spring (April)

22. FRUIT  Fall  Brown

23. GROWTH  Medium

24. USE  Specimen  Border

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

27. obtusum japonicum kiusianum

28. CULTURAL PRACTICES  Plant shallow in clay soils

29. PROBLEMS  Lace bugs

30. NATIVE OF:  Japan