Rhododendron hybrida ( Aikoku Satsuki Azalea )
heavyset , low - growing , evergreen plant shrub that is twiggy and dense with a spreading to rounded form . Leaves are lance - mold to elliptic and notably smaller , 1/2 to 2 inches long , than other azalea hybrids making it the marvellous bonzai plant that it was originally bred to be . Showy , funnel - shaped , white flowers with purple - pinkish stripe and border , 2 1/2 to 3 inches all-embracing ....