TAZ the 2 pictures of Jane and Frank don't really look that different in color. Or was there a mistake? I think Jane *the Weston intro* was suppose to be more...
Over the years, we attempted a few crosses onto Frank Abbott and Peach Abbott and have never gotten a take plus I have never seen a seed pod on either. I saw a...
Hi, I have been in horticulture for almost 30 years now and I know about sports and chimeras, but I have not heard of an entire plant reverting back to its ...
thomas confal
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Jul 2, 2009 12:47 am
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Do these grey scales look like the image on this site?...
Hi Thomas, What is the cultivar that is reverting and what is the parentage? Is the cultivar known for its instability? Has the color change persisted for...
I would like to expand on Bill Miller's comments on azalea flowers reverting and add an additional possible cause. Bill mentioned environmentally induced...
Dan Krabill
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Jul 2, 2009 5:43 pm
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This is a photo of a 'chance seedling' that came to us from Gregory Bald of R. arborescens. The plant is just flowering today. Hard to photograph, the true...
[this is from the ASK US page, so please send me a CC] Hello, I inherited some large & untended to azalea bushes placed in a row so that they look like one...
Judy Rosen
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Jul 2, 2009 9:30 pm
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Bruce WE have a Zophar Warner seedling that good from light pink to dark pink as it ages. Yours sounds better. John Perkins Salem, NH...
Hi Harold: Are you looking at the picture of my 'chance azalea' or the second photo scan from Clarence Towe's book? I will tag trusses and photo compare in...
John: Thanks for the post. I must report on what my plant does next year. When you get a chance post a few lines re: Zophar Warner seedlings and the history. ...
Is there a photo available of the azalea Spring Rainbow, a periclymenoides X calendulaceum natural hybrid, discovered by Clarence Towe, which I think that...
I think my somewhat risky plan may have worked (in spades) to pollinate my oldest R. eastmanii plant by moving two established and well budded eastmani from my...
Barry, Can you are anyone help me with the first question? What is this azalea and where can I purchase it? Thank you. Carl ... From: "Barry Sperling"...
Carl Cappel
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Jul 4, 2009 12:57 am
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Hi Carl, About 10 years ago our club got some Nuccio varieties to test out here in N. VA. In general they've done well. Nuccio's is a Southern California...
[this is from the ASK US page, so please send me a CC] I went on a private garden tour early this spring and saw a remarkable azalea. In fact there were...
Melissa Pedersen
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Jul 4, 2009 11:54 pm
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From: jraymond4@... I have purchased several Bloom Again brand of azaleas from Home Depot ( NOT ENCORE). I am having a hard time getting time to bloom...
jraymond4
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Jul 5, 2009 12:02 am
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You most certainly saw Red Formosa, an Indica type evergreen azalea that is leaf hardy well into the midlands of South Carolina, but only reliably flower bud...
this is from the ASK US page, so please send me a CC I live in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Around my house I have six azalea bushes. This spring I noticed...
Lindsay Thrasher
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Jul 5, 2009 6:19 pm
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Lindsay, Check Bayer Shrub & Tree, the root drench, not the spray. The active ingredient is imidicloprid, which is dynamite for scale. Most sprays on the...
[this is from the ASK US page, so please send me a CC] I am about to plant a row of Formosa Azaleas for a hedge. I would like to plant the Magenta, however I...
David Stepp
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Jul 6, 2009 2:45 pm
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I have had good success with Horticultural Oil. It is inexpensive and gets other sucking insects as well but is environmentally friendly. I have used it at all...
8 July 2009 Melissa, Since there is only your description, although it is a good one, but no picture, it is entirely possible that this is the azalea...
George Klump
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Jul 9, 2009 12:00 am
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Bill Turk Martin's Nursery Visit www.martinsnursery.com for info and availabilities....
Bill Turk
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Jul 10, 2009 5:31 pm
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Hi Bill, The only reference I see to Vanderwolf is a pine tree. William C. Miller III Bethesda, Maryland www.theazaleaworks.com...
10 July 2009 David, The azalea "Formosa" will make an excellent hedge. It is evergreen and a member of the Southern Indica azalea group. Since it is itself a ...
George Klump
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Jul 10, 2009 7:50 pm
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Me too, thanks for looking. From: azaleas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:azaleas@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of William C. Miller III Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 1:02...