It's a japonica. Our sasanquas bloomed Nov.-Dec. The japonicas have been having it pretty hard the last couple of weeks with the freezing weather. But, they still have a good deal of buds. Frost will ruin a bloom, but not the buds. So, they'll bloom some more when the weather makes a turn. Yeah, beefy, I saw a few azaleas in town blooming. Ours are holding off thankfully.