Azalea With Small Flowers. Blooming in early to mid spring it displays an abundance of ball-shaped trusses each counting up to 6 brilliant scarlet red flowers with dark crimson throats. It will suit a small garden in a semi-shady border or can be grown in containers.
Fortunately both types of shrubs come in a wide range of sizes and bloom colors. It can be toxic to people and animals but is good for bees that love the nectar rich. Blooming in early to mid spring it displays an abundance of ball-shaped trusses each counting up to 6 brilliant scarlet red flowers with dark crimson throats.
The shrub grows up to 4 ft.
Kurume is the name given to a group of dense small-flowered azaleas of which Kirin is just one cultivar. These dwarf Encore Azalea varieties max out at 35 feet - perfect for small gardens borders container garden and courtyards. Azaleas are evergreen and the dwarf and semi-dwarf varieties are slow to moderate growers. Beyond that azaleas generally have smaller leaves and branches and are more often deciduous ie they shed their leaves annually while rhododendrons have larger leathery leaves and are usually evergreen.