Rhododendron ( Shi no Nome Kurume Azalea )
The Kurume hybrid azaleas of Japan owe their descent to several coinage of mountain azaleas , predominantly R. sataense with R. kiusianum . Formerly , the Kurume crossbreed were grouped under R. obtusum , but forward-looking horticulturist now debate R. obtusum a crossbreed and not a freestanding coinage . Dense , vertical , evergreen shrub with small , 1 1/4 inch long , elliptic , showy , olive greenish leaf ....