Mark, I wish I could say that R. occidentale would grow in Huston, but sadly I doubt that it would. You are better off to stay with the evergreen azaleas. ...
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sjperk5
Jun 1, 2009 1:27 pm
Dick In general, do you have more success in getting viable seed when crossing occidentale X other or other X occidentale John Perkins Salem, NH...
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Bruce Clyburn
bruceclyburn
Jun 1, 2009 2:51 pm
John: Good question, can I add one more in addition to yours? I know you don't mind, and I'm sure Red Cavender doesn't: What is your favourite 'other X...
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Richard
redsrhodies
Jun 1, 2009 5:06 pm
I would say that Harold's Photo is SM 30, 'Crescent City Gold'. SM 12 is similar but not as intense. In Britt Smith's article the plant was referred to as SM...
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Mike Creel
mikeacreel
Jun 1, 2009 6:07 pm
After visiting a population of Western Azalea (Rhododendron occidentale) in the wild at Fry Creek Campgound on Cleveland National Forest in San Diego County, I...
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Richard
redsrhodies
Jun 1, 2009 11:24 pm
I have used perlite for years in my rooting mix. I think it works well. I use 50/50 peat perlite if I can get coarse peat but that is a problem so I often go...
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E. WHITE SMITH
bovees@...
Jun 1, 2009 11:37 pm
We here at Bovees use a lot of perlite. I have a real problem with the dust. Because I mix in a 3 sided shed I do use a small fan going at high speed to try...
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sjperk5
Jun 2, 2009 1:13 am
Mike Did you get any macro images of the ovary or new foilage of occidentale? John Perkins Salem, NH...
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parker little
parklnursery
Jun 2, 2009 1:19 am
Mike, Â Â The variegated flame azalea is a seedling found at about 3,000 ft. in elevation in oak woods. Sorry to hear about the rodent that killed your...
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rich93023
Jun 2, 2009 1:20 am
Mark, Or the "Confederate series" of deciduous azaleas might be a good choice in the Houston area (depending on soil conditions, of course) as they were bred...
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Mike Creel
mikeacreel
Jun 2, 2009 2:31 am
John (Perkins): The stage of leaf emergence among the Fry Creek Campgound azaleas seemed to be well past the time of new foliage when I visited there on May...
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Mike Creel
mikeacreel
Jun 2, 2009 2:54 am
Mr. Beadle, I think you are referring to the Chauncy Beadle variety, which if my memory is correct is a hybrid of Rhododendron cumberlandense and Rhododendron...
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Harold Greer
greergardens
Jun 2, 2009 4:25 am
Thanks Dick, I think you are right that it is SM 30 as that was in the group that came to me from I am sure you know who. But so many names were mixed up in...
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mindy/tommie
bitt3mo2@...
Jun 2, 2009 4:47 pm
Hello, I've been successful this spring with growing one of the evergreen varieties, in my mtn. area. I am located 50 miles from Fresno,ca., elevation 5000 ft....
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George Klump
mixturev@...
Jun 2, 2009 8:18 pm
2 June 2009 White, Don't you use perlite in rather large quantities? I suspect that most of us operate on a much smaller scale than do you. George Klump ...
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E. WHITE SMITH
bovees@...
Jun 2, 2009 8:29 pm
Yes George we go through 3 or 4 big bags every couple of months. I also know that there are quite a few Perlite making companies. I have seen perlite done in...
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seth Wentz
sethwentz@...
Jun 2, 2009 9:33 pm
I am getting ready to plant around a new farm house and love Azaleas, but I want to know what to plant. I live in the Northern part of Kentucky. The front of...
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Mike Creel
mikeacreel
Jun 2, 2009 11:31 pm
While I live in South Carolina at 350 feet above sea level and where the temperatures ranged from 102 F to 9 F this past season, I don't see a need to cover...
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Larry Wallace
uuallace
Jun 2, 2009 11:58 pm
Just across the Ohio River on I-275: Chris Trautmann Mowbray Gardens ...
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Kenneth Johnson
krj2020@...
Jun 3, 2009 12:32 am
I believe the the white and the pink plants are a form of honeysuckle, I have no clue what the orange is, but it is as fragrant as the others maybe even more. ...
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William C. Miller III
azaleabill
Jun 3, 2009 1:45 am
Ken, From the pictures, I believe they are all azaleas. I don't see any honeysuckle. William C. Miller III Bethesda, Maryland www.theazaleaworks.com ... Ken, ...
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Harold Greer
greergardens
Jun 3, 2009 3:19 am
That is really a pretty easy question if you just use some common sense. At what temperature does water freeze? Yes, you are right it is 32F! So as long as...
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Mike Creel
mikeacreel
Jun 3, 2009 3:25 am
Each of the plants is a form of deciduous azalea, ones that lose their leaves in winter and are generally more cold hardy that the majority of evergreen...
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Harold Greer
greergardens
Jun 3, 2009 3:29 am
Bill, I believe he is speaking of the honeysuckle azalea, R. canescens, not the real honeysuckle which is the Genus Lonicera. The white and pink could be R....
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William C. Miller III
azaleabill
Jun 3, 2009 11:43 am
Harold, I thought about that possibility, but he used the expression --- "form of honeysuckle." In my experience, most references to bush honeysuckle...
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Larry Wallace
uuallace
Jun 3, 2009 1:12 pm
"Yes, you are right it is 32F!" I beg to disagree with Harold an American on two counts. 1) Legally (circa 1998), in the USA, freezing is 28 +/- whatever....
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William C. Miller III
azaleabill
Jun 3, 2009 2:21 pm
Larry, I imagine that moving water freezes at an even lower temperature --- not that that is relevant to the point that Harold was making. It is not...
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iltkyao@...
Jun 3, 2009 3:05 pm
March of 2005 Allan Cantrell sent out those Ghents to anyone who was interested , any contributors that can share some results.    Tadeusz - Lake...
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Bruce Clyburn
bruceclyburn
Jun 3, 2009 4:05 pm
Tad: Very nice looking azaleas, I assume they are yours from the 'test' and thanks for sending along the background via Allan. Are they fragrant ... most...
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Harold Greer
greergardens
Jun 3, 2009 4:56 pm
Bill, I agree he says that they are a "form of honeysuckle", but I believe that he meant to say "form of honeysuckle azalea". Though you certainly could be...
