I have been ofered some azalea cuttings. Is there any magic way to get them to strike? I am rather 'brown thumbed' when it comes to this sort of thing. TIA ...
Sno: As a rule most people don't stick azalea cuttings (either evergreen or deciduous) until the spring and summer growing season unless they have a heated ...
Brenda, The best time to prune your azaleas is very soon after the spring bloom. To do so now would remove bloom buds which are eagerly waiting for their...
We have several azaleas that have lichen on the branches. It does not seem to harm the plant but is very unsightly. Is there anything that can be done to...
The Vaseyi Chapter of the ASA meets tomorrow, Sunday, November 16 at 2 pm, at the Bullington Horticultural Learning Center in Hendersonville NC. On the...
Mitchell, Last year there was a long discussion on lichens and their effects on azaleas and other shrubs. The general conclusion was that lichen growth on...
Bob's reminder of the Vaseyi Chapter's meeting reminded me that we have one coming up a week from tomorrow, on the 23rd, and anyone in jogging, driving or...
If Pam works how about something like dormant oil? How long was your experience from application to slough? Peace, Aviv Goldsmith AIKIDO in Fredericksburg ...
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Nov 16, 2003 4:16 am
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I just bought some azaleas at Wal-Mart ove the weekend that are Crimson, Hino. They are huge and were only $8.97. Is that a good price (They are blooming too) ...
Deloris Smith
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Nov 17, 2003 10:08 pm
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sounds like a great deal! not unlike the prices here in mexico.huge Formosa standards are 20 bucks! check the rootballs for "pot-boundness"(is that a ...
Aviv, Dormant oil will also work lichen. It just happened that I did not have any on hand and tried the PAM. It took three applications of the PAM and gereric...
Joe Schild
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Nov 18, 2003 8:01 pm
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I wish to do a future Azalean article on the performance of various named hybrid deciduous azaleas in Zones 7 & 8. If you have experience growing or...
This is a belated follow-up on Don Hyatt's observations in the mountains. He noted that rhododendrons had very few bloom buds but that deciduous azaleas were...
I can afirm the azalea vs. rhododendron in the wild bloom bud diference, however, my rhodos in the garden are budded very heavily as are the deciduous and...
Can anyone identify this variety of azalea? I have about 20 plants that are about 30 years old that I need to match to replace some plants that died in a...
I believe you are right about it not being Corel Bell. Corel Bell is a much lighter pink and smaller blooms. I cannot tell from the picture. Is that a true...
Carlton LeMond
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Nov 27, 2003 2:29 am
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I received the following question from a lady in Atlanta GA. If you respond to her question, please send a cc to efix@... since she is not a member of our...
Something similar happened to me in the past few years when a large plant in a line of wonderful pink hose-in-hose azaleas died behind garden pond. I tried to...
Hello, I am a horticulture student at the University of Minnesota. I am working on a presentation about the 'Pinkshell azalea' or Rhododendron Vaseyi. I...
the ars has selected "autumn royalty" as one of it's rhododendron of the year2004. thi is one of buddy lees' encore series creations. this year my royalty was...
JOT
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Nov 29, 2003 4:39 pm
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Ken Cox of Glendoick Gardens, Scotland <http://www.glendoick.com/> is planning to write a book about rhododendrons and azaleas, and asks us for help with...
Bob, This sounds exciting and is a great opportunity. Leon and Jean ... From: Bob Stelloh <bstelloh@...> To: <azaleas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday,...
Have any range-maps been constructed for the azaleas, similar to those found in bird identification books? I really have no idea what they would look like for...
At 8:33 PM -0500 on 11/29/03, Barry Sperling wrote ... Yes, they exist for the North American species azaleas. Kathleen Kron's thesis has them. I don't know of...
That would be a great project for the ASA. Long term, but continually growing. Probably never to be completed but interesting ( and useful ) from the first...