Rhododendron ( Jimmy Allan Kurume Azalea )
The Kurume intercrossed azaleas of Japan owe their descent to several species of mountain azalea , preponderantly R. sataense with R. kiusianum . Formerly , the Kurume hybrid were aggroup under R. obtusum , but modern horticulturists now count R. obtusum a hybrid and not a separate specie . Dense , upright , evergreen plant shrub with small , 1 1/4 inch long , elliptical , glossy , olive unripened leaves ....