[this is from the ASK US page, so please send me a CC] I am new (very new) to gardening. I have seen some gardens with beautiful Azaleas growing in them. I...
John Randolph
johnjanerandolph@...
Dec 2, 2006 3:32 am
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Hi, I'll let others cover details better, but items 3 and 6 are difficult to match for azaleas, which like acidic soil (5 - 6 pH) and high, dappled shade....
Hi John, A significant detail missing from your posting is where you live. While you did say zone 7, West Texas is not the same as Maryland. Your location...
Does anyone grow any pure prinophyllum that seems to have good vigor and is happily situated outdoors? I give my prinophyllum plants and seedlings the same ...
Mike Our experience is they look healthy and grow but slower that say calenducaleum but hten they are native in NH. John Perkins Salem, Nh ... From:...
Mike,R.orinophyllum lacks vigor for me.Plants in the wild in the ozarks that i have seen are shrubs 2-3 ft tall.however there is a population near Ben Hur...
Mike, Over 38 years of growing the native azaleas, R. prinophyllum has given me fits trying to find one that does not lose vigor. I have one that is nearly 8'...
George Klump in California sent me a hefty sample of his good-draining media to test in my cutting domepots. I felt like his reply regarding media was well...
John: In New Hampshire, what are the prinophyllum sites like and do any other native azaleas every grow near enough to them to form natural hybrids? In your...
Prinophyllum is very happy in Quebec & New England as I understand. It might be not be reasonable to expect it to perform so well in zone 8. Having said...
Mike The viscosum, prinophyllum, and periclymenoides are isolated enough in location and/or bloom time that hybrids are not common here in New England. The...
What is the best way of crushing a batch of dry azalea seed pods so you can sift the trash out? Oh, I found some more seeds to send you, like some Clyo Red ...
this is from the ASK US page, so please send me a CC Seed Collection: Can you send me tips for collecting seeds from Azaleas in the wild? I am looking at wild...
FAMKNOWLES@...
Dec 3, 2006 9:19 pm
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At 11:59 AM -0800 on 12/3/06, Mike Creel wrote What is the best way of crushing a batch of dry azalea seed pods so you can sift the trash out? Oh, I found some...
this is from the ASK US page, so please send me a CC Coast Azalea Can you help me identify a flowering bush that grows wild here. A friend called it a "Coast...
FAMKNOWLES@...
Dec 3, 2006 9:27 pm
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You are probably seeing Rhododendron atlanticum, aka coast azalea. It is stoloniferous and forms colonies of like stature, foliage and bloom. I grew up with...
Mike, if you will send me your street address, I will send you some potting mix that I use for my bonsai, which must be free draining. I have also used chicken...
Thank you. Mike Creel 155 Cannon Trail Road Lexington, SC 29073 I thought chicken grit was calcium-based to help hens with egg production? Mike Creel...
Mike, As you know, my prinophyllum from both Virginia and Arkansas do quite well here in Athens, GA. They are both, however, extremely slow growers. Steve...
Many of the native prinophyllum sites in West Virginia are very rocky, and are at the higher elevations. Been growing them for chapter seedling sales for about...
The Dolly Sods prinophyllum with a lot of exposure to the sun are mainly short. And, at those areas where there are trees providing some shade the plants...
Down here they also use crushed oyster shell for their chicken-grit. ... From: Mike Creel To: azaleas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 9:27 PM ...
Frank, Have you tried "innoculating" (sprinkled ad fines on the media surface) your prinophyllum seedling media with azalea humus, either from your home woods...
Some further explanation about pics 3,4,and 5. 3)Mucronatum Plenum - It has no other redeeming esthetic properties except the foliage. Its ratty looking 11.5...
How cold has it been there so far, lowest temperatures? I love the foliage on your Mucronatum Plenum? It colors up like some decidous azaleas. What is the...
Does anyone in the group grow Autumn Moonlight. I planning to try using the three white Encore azalea varieties (Angel, Moonlight and Starlite) in crosses ...
Nice. --Will ... From: Buck Clagett To: azaleas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 8:35 PM Subject: [AZ] Some Interesting fall color Some further...
<?xml version="1.0" ?> Thought the group might be interested in some notes from a good friend of mine. Steve Yeatts Athens, GA Dear Azalea fanatics, You might...
It appears that no one in the azalea group has responded to your e-mail or they may have answered you separately. In any case I will give you some pointers ...
If you are storing the seeds until the spring because your wife will not let you use the bay window again, is it necessary to store them in the refrigerater? ...
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