Folks, I'd like to introduce Richard (Dick )Bir to the Azalea Research Foundation committee.I won't go into Dicks' background since you can bring up his bio...
 [this is from the ASK US page, so please send me a CC) I live in Tyler, TX (NE Tx) and have seen a small Azalea bush with a pinkish bi-color blossom AND a...
Here is a link to some images and noted on Frank Abbotts azaleas. http://rosebayblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/abbott-azaleas.html I will be updating this as time...
27 November 2009 Thank you, Alan, for contacting us. As for the time to plant an azalea, one can do this almost at any time. There are some requirements which...
Good afternoon : This is from the Ask us page please send me a cc. I would be very grateful for your advice. I am the manager of a small sheltered housing...
This past Spring I purchased four dark pink azaleas. At least I thought I did. One of them is violet. Is it possible for the blooms to change colors? On some...
As I'm always interested in soil mixes and fertilizing possibilities, I decided to experiment on 3 plants today that aren't doing as well as I wish (though...
On October 22nd John stated "Hand-pollinated intra-specific R. occidentale crosses take readily and produce vigorous seedlings, generally. Because of the...
In the latest issue of The Azalean I enjoyed reading all the articles, but the two on the search for a yellow evergreen azalea and Rhododendron vaseyi in the...
Sad news, Clarence Rahn died Wednesday. Services are at 11 am on Tuesday, December 8th at Catagnus Funeral Home in Pottstown. Clarence and Evelyn Rahn became...
Seeing things thru two different eyes, convinced me that color is strictly a matter of opinion. The only proper way would be spectroscopy. The different...
Hello From Broken Arrow, OK I have a home facing north that has a small front flower bed. Would like to add 5 or 6 low red azaleas for the accent plant. They...
Some time ago I had some success in rooting native azalea in a one-gallon spring water bottle (called the X2Propagator) that I cut into two pieces, using...
 I have lost my plant of Pryored azalea and would like to obtain another. (even if it is only a rooted cutting), I have 30 flowering size seedlings of...
Jim In the azalea photo databse you have an image of an azalea I assume you grew from seed collected in the Wolfpen Gap. What is the history of this plant? Did...
this is from the ASK US page, so please send me a CC. I am hoping someone can tell me why there are flies all over my azalea bushes. I have looked for possible...
[this is from the ASK US page, so please send me a CC] I was wondering how long cut azaleas last. I was interested in using them in a bridal bouquet and was...
I have three azaleas in front of my house and they grew so tall they were blocking our front window. I decided (after blooming) that I would trim them down to...
Enthusiasts all This question is addressed to both the Rhodo and Azalea chat groups. We have a enthusiast, living on Vancouver Island, who is looking to...
R. flammeum Hazel Hamilton, the first pure yellow variety of this species recorded, is an unregistered variety that was discovered by Fred Hamilton of Georgia...
According to Galle's book azaleas the hose in hose white early blooming azalea HH Hume is a Yerkes-Pryor hybrid bred from the crossing of Indica Alba and...
this is from the ASK US page, so please send me a CC Â We have 10 azalea plants in our yard that are against a fence...In the winter they seem to get too much...
Does anyone have access to ARS Journal V55:N4:P199** ? This issue contains an article with a write up on the azalea hybrid 'Galle's Choice' . I would...
Hi all, Thanks for the many responses. I am afraid that I was a week ahead of myself. Frank was hospitalized on Friday Oct. 30 and passed away the night of...
For use in my unorthodox system of outdoor cutting propagation I am always seeking materials for making domepots that accommodate cuttings of larger-leafed...