At last year's Rhododendron Society banquet a man asked me what my favorite azalea was. I looked down and thought for a while, then thought some more,...
Fred Galle stated in his book azaleas that azaleas are self infertile and that any selfed pods formed would have very few seeds, but that they are very prone...
I find that it is very difficult to get seed pods to develop on flowers that have a hose-in-hose form. 'Snow' (Krume) has a hose-in-hose flower form and I...
Mike, I have had mixed experience with the question you pose, but will try to give answeres from my experience that are by no means difinitive or final. Q. Do...
Joe Schild
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May 3, 2004 3:08 pm
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Right on, Buddy. I might add that your del.val. white could be self-pollenating or the Fla. native azalea could be the culprit. I currently have three white...
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May 3, 2004 4:25 pm
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Tom: It is exciting to hear that someone else is trying to cross deciduous and evergreen azaleas. The multiple yellows growing very close to my Delaware ...
I would like to purchase about a dozen 3 to 5 gallon size Lilacina azaleas, and would appreciate anyone's help and suggestions as to where I might find them. I...
Barry, Liked your little tale. I think you are right. Each flower is special. I am partial to Satsukis'. But my favorite azaleas are the ones I can keep...
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May 4, 2004 3:22 am
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... If you've read my comments about the quality of my soil, and read about our droughts here in the east over the last 5 years then you know that I share that...
Hello. You inquired about coffee grinds as fertilizer. We at Van Veen Nursery in Portland Oregon have been using coffee grinds from Starbucks Coffee House for...
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May 6, 2004 3:20 pm
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Speaking of favorite azaleas, you should see what we just got (In fact you can do that if you look at the attached pictures) It is called Starlight and is...
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May 6, 2004 4:14 pm
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OK here are the rest of the pics of my favorite azalea. Cheers, Kathy...
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May 6, 2004 4:19 pm
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I am doing crosses involving white evergreen azaleas and can find little written about which ones form seed pods routinely by open or self pollination, AND...
I am sending 2 pictures of my R. 'Senora Meldon' which I got in Oregon 4 years ago as a small plant. It seems to take heat well, but is listed as zone 7, so I...
Lightfoot, Paul
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May 7, 2004 3:45 pm
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What a beautiful flower. I downloaded both images. How does the color compare to the unknown blue azalea I am trying to root? Is Senora Melton a type of Rh. ...
The parentage of 'Senora Meldon', according to "A Sandy Rhododendron", from which I got the plant, is augustinii var. Lackamas Blue x Blue Diamond. Blue...
Lightfoot, Paul
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May 7, 2004 6:44 pm
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I offer my congratulations to the Ben Morrison Chapter members who so professionally organized and presented a grand convention in Bowie, Maryland. For those...
Joe Schild
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May 10, 2004 4:29 pm
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Yup, I've got to admit..................that is a super fine azalea. When will be getting in on the East Coast, where it can grow in the ground..........year...
Joe, I agree one hundred percent with your comments about the convention. The Ben Morrison Chapter did a wonderful job with the planning and implementing this...
I can't find any record of where I might have obtained this attractive evergreen azalea. I looked back at old Frank White inventories, Gordon Severe's list of...
Bill, just a comment about your 'Nels Pete'- it looks just like my 'Bruce Hancock' which is a Harris hybrid. Bruce H blooms have varied over the years. My wife...
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May 15, 2004 6:26 pm
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I have earthworms that are literally eating my dirt up. The original mix I used have very little soil mostly bark, humus, sand, and peat with oak leaves and...
Michael, As far as I can recall, your complaint about 'too many' earthworms is the first for me. Unless there is some indication your azaleas and other shrubs ...
Joe Schild
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May 17, 2004 12:18 am
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I won't bother the worms. I guess there is just too much organic stuff in my soil and no dirt so I'll just keep replacing lost volume with bark or leaf mulch...
I have some problems with earthworms ocassionaly too but only in containers, particularly where I am rooting cuttings outdoors. I assume that you are talking...
Joe, What you write is a nice idea, and we are all supposed to love earthworms, but they do exactly as Michael describes. They break down organic material and...
After closely reviewing plants we have found in Alabama and comparing them to R.eastmanii at Mike Creel's house, Bob Stevens and I have come to the conclusion...
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