Rhododendron ( Eureka Kurume Hybrid Azalea )
The Kurume hybrid azalea of Japan owe their parentage to several species of mountain azalea , preponderantly R. sataense with R. kiusianum . Formerly , the Kurume hybrids were grouped under R. obtusum , but modern plantsman now consider R. obtusum a hybrid and not a separate coinage . Dense , upright , evergreen shrub with small , 1 1/4 inch longsighted , egg-shaped , glossy , olive green leaves ....