KURUME AZALEAS

The plants in this group are so named because they originated from the Kurume region in Japan. Kurume hybrid plants are usually bushy, and as they Kurume Azalea "Hino-Mayo' is a very slow growing evergreen Japanese azalea which will flower in the winter. Are slow-growing make excellent pot plants which can last for 20-30 years before they become too big. They are frost-hardy and are, in fact, usually offered for sale as garden plants, and are readily available as named varieties. The flowers, which on well-grown plants completely cover the plant, are single or hose-in-hose.