Rhododendron ( Mountain Laurel Kurume Azalea )
The Kurume intercrossed azalea of Japan owe their parentage to several mintage of mass azalea , preponderantly R. sataense with R. kiusianum . Formerly , the Kurume hybrids were grouped under R. obtusum , but modernistic horticulturists now regard R. obtusum a loanblend and not a separate mintage . Dense , upright , evergreen shrub with small , 1 1/4 inch retentive , elliptical , glossy , olive green leaves ....