Broadleaf evergreen shrub, a dwarf azaleodendron, 3 ft (0.9 m) in 10 years, vigorous, upright dense habit. Leaves elliptic, 2-4 cm long, broadly acute tip, wedge-shaped (cuneate) base, glossy, green tinged red, retained 2-3 years, may turn purplish-green in winter. Flowers small, about 2.5 cm across, funnel-shaped, strong purplish-pink and lightly flushed deep purplish-pink, purplish-red spotting in throat; multiple buds per dense cluster, each bud has 2-4 flowers.
