Brussel's Satsuki Azalea Bonsai - Small - (Outdoor)

The Satsuki Azalea is a popular choice among Bonsai. This particular plant is very hardy and produces magnificent flowers ranging up to seven inches in diameter. Of all shrubs with flowers . the Azalea is by far the most dramatic with brilliant blooms of radiant colors blooming in late spring. While there are many species of Azalea . the Satsuki . or Rhododendron indicum is easily one of the most popular . featuring an excellent low . twiggy habit with lovely funnel shaped unscented flowers in whites . pinks . reds and purples. The Satsuki is identified by two blossoms on the end of the terminal; they also have slightly hairy leaves budding out freely from even fairly old wood. Because the azalea is highly coveted in Japan . there have been hundreds of different varieties . in every color except yellow . bright orange . and true blue.