Mike, See the atached picks of R. mariesi in bloom. The shrub shot shows it at about 7' tall, just about past full peak bloom, the pic taken on 04-01-04. I...
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Joe Schild
azaleaman03
Mar 7, 2006 2:01 am
Mike, I sent some pics and data via seperate e-mail. It is deciduous, tough as nails, and blooms very early. Somehow, it manages to survive the late frosts...
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Mike Creel
mikeacreel
Mar 7, 2006 2:46 am
I do not know why R. mariesii has not become popular. It is beautiful, reminds me a bit of Rh, vaseyii. Does it have any drawbacks? There are some people who ...
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Will and Kate Ferrell
algernon_27265
Mar 7, 2006 3:03 am
Joe, You say you have a couple of R.mariesi in 2 gal. pots. Bring one to the Convention & I'll be happy to purchase it from you. Will Ferrell 7a ... From: Joe...
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Joe Schild
azaleaman03
Mar 7, 2006 4:16 am
Mike, It has a nice size bloom that is larger than R. vaseyi. It will root under normal conditions and yes, a number of years ago, I got several white forms...
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Mary & Bill McDavit
azaleasunset
Mar 7, 2006 4:56 pm
Joe, I've got a small plant of R. Mariesi that I got at the TN convention. I assume it was donated by you. Our blooms look exactly like your 2nd. photo ...
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Joe Schild
azaleaman03
Mar 7, 2006 5:21 pm
Bill, Hearing reports of some of my plants doing so well really makes me happy. I hope your R. mariesii lives long and prospers. Joe Schild-Hixson, TN USDA...
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Buddy Lee
robert03asa
Mar 7, 2006 5:38 pm
Joe, Have you considered naming one of these R. mariesii? I've never been able to grow R. mariesi until I got this plant. This form is very fertile and sets...
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Bob Stelloh
oakhillbob
Mar 7, 2006 8:28 pm
At 8:50 PM -0500 on 3/6/06, Joe Schild wrote ... Yes, it was R. mariesii you gave to Ed Collins, and you can see proof of it blooming wonderfully at...
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Howard Kline
hkline600
Mar 7, 2006 8:29 pm
Hi Buddy, Could you possibly post a photo of the floweing R. mariesi?I purchased a plant at a convention in Asheville or Williamsburg labeled "R. maricia"...
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Selden Trimble
strimble@...
Mar 7, 2006 9:06 pm
In Oct., '99, I planted three evergreen azaleas in a spot shaded by oak trees. One of them, kurume X (coral bells), has more or less survived. It puts out...
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Mike Creel
mikeacreel
Mar 7, 2006 9:29 pm
Buddy, do you ever collect and distribute your R. mariesii seeds? I would be interested in trying to grow some. Also, if anybody out there has a white form...
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Bob Stelloh
oakhillbob
Mar 7, 2006 9:57 pm
At 1:28 PM -0800 on 3/7/06, Mike Creel wrote ... I don't have a white R. mariesii, but I have a white R. weyrichii, with similar foliage. You can see it at ...
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Joe Schild
azaleaman03
Mar 8, 2006 1:13 am
Buddy, I have not named any of the R. mariesii seedlings or any of the other Asian species, for I was more interested in propagating good forms and getting...
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Joe Schild
azaleaman03
Mar 8, 2006 1:18 am
Bob, That is great news. The plant I gave Ed was really too large for the container it was in and the trunk was about 2" in diameter. I hoped it survived and...
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Mike Creel
mikeacreel
Mar 8, 2006 2:23 am
I would greatly appreciate 3 to 5 cuttings of your white weyrichii. Are they still dormant? Do you have the normal species color also. A few cuttings of each...
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Tadeusz Dauksza
iltkyao
Mar 8, 2006 2:59 am
Selden; A hearthy welcome to the Azalea Forum ; I kow you will enjoy the athmosphere here, the great writers that we have , as well as the numerous threads...
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Bob Stelloh
oakhillbob
Mar 9, 2006 4:08 pm
[ please send a cc to backyarder1 -at- earthlink.net if you reply to this ]...
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Larry Wallace
uuallace
Mar 9, 2006 4:46 pm
Pollen from Ledum cannot reach in other species. Crossing with Vireyas have the opposite problem. The pollen tube grows and grows and grows and fertilization...
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iltkyao
Mar 9, 2006 11:51 pm
Dear All ; Couple of weeks ago I asked Steve Jackson "down south" to place a piece of aluminum foil around a "expending bud" (encapsulate but allowing the bud...
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Sally/John Perkins
sjperk5
Mar 10, 2006 4:01 am
Tadeusz It is common here for the color of flowers to vary depending on whether in full sun versus deep shade. 'Lilac Crest' which is a Weston double flowered...
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Sally/John Perkins
sjperk5
Mar 10, 2006 4:48 am
Tadeuz Sally used to force rhododendrons for the New England Flower Show. The one thing she always mentioned when picking plants is that forced plants never ...
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Ken Cox
kenc@...
Mar 10, 2006 3:01 pm
I'm writing an article about variegated rhododendrons for the ARS journal. I have plenty of information about these and also about evergreen azaleas but I was...
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Don Hyatt
dhyattrhodo
Mar 10, 2006 4:14 pm
Ken, From my experience, 'Variegated Hot Shot' doesn't seem to be very stable. It tends to send out shoots with solid color leaves, and like many sports, if...
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Bob Stelloh
oakhillbob
Mar 10, 2006 4:37 pm
At 3:01 PM +0000 on 3/10/06, Ken Cox wrote ... I've had 'Don's Variegated Austrinum' for six years, and it always exhibits some variegated leaves, which seem...
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Mike Creel
mikeacreel
Mar 10, 2006 4:48 pm
The deciduous Don's Variegated austrinum, which I think is a cross with an Exbury, does well for me, reliably variegated year to year. I have heard that ...
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Don Hyatt
dhyattrhodo
Mar 10, 2006 4:56 pm
Sorry, Ken etal. I need to read more closely. When I got my own email back via the group I realize I didn't even answer Ken's primary question about DECIDUOUS...
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Ken Cox
kenc@...
Mar 10, 2006 5:06 pm
As I know nothing about Satsuki azaleas I think I might just mention that several of them exist and leave it at that. Ken Cox...
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Mike Creel
mikeacreel
Mar 10, 2006 7:07 pm
Is that because you can't grow any of them? How about azaleas with Satsuki in one parent. Mike Creel, SC ... ...
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Larry Wallace
uuallace
Mar 10, 2006 11:13 pm
Does anyone have information on the 'Trailing Azalea' a.k.a. Ground Cistus? I believe these all are synonyms. Loiseleuria procumbens Azalea procumbens Kalmia...
