This small deciduous shrub has spreading woody branches that form a compact rounded habit. It has mid-green oblong leaves that turn orange during autumn and the pink broadly funnel-shaped spidery flowers appear in a terminal cluster during mid-spring.

Hardiness zones 6 to 9 

Rhododendron macrosepalum is naturally found  in Japan growing in Honshu and Shikoku on sunny hillsides in scrubland. 

It prefers an open sunny to partially shade position and grows in well-drained organic rich moist sandy to light clay loams that are tending acidic, with a pH 4.5-6 and is frost tolerant but drought tender. 

The Lavender Spider Azalea is grown for its flowers and compact rounded habit. It is planted in large gardens as a lawn specimen or used on embankments. It is also planted in large rockeries or patio tubs. It is suitable for coastal and low-mountain regions establishing in 3-4 years and is moderately long-lived. ID 3623

Rhododendron (ro-do-DEN-dron) macrosepalum (MAK-roh-SEP-ah-lum)

'Rhododendron': from Greek rhodon + dendron - rose tree

Ericaceae (er-ek-AY-see-ee)
Bilberries, Blueberries,Cranberies, Heathers, Heaths, Rhododendrons, Wintergreens