Re: Azaleas

Rita:

Last question first (it's easiest!).  Nope, Norfolk Island pines are not 
hardy in zone 7.

As for the azalea...Most of them will survive zone 7, a few won't.  
Florist azaleas can be a challenge; usually they are pretty pot-bound 
and have been forced out of season.  

They need acidic soil (pine needles are great for mulching them) and 
partial shade.  In my area, they do best with some morning sun and shade 
from the afternoon heat.  Be sure and "tease" the roots out before you 
plant.  (My mom has lost several, and usually the roots are still in the 
shape of the pot when she digs them up!)

Nancy Lowe
Arkansas, zone 7


>Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 12:38:35 -0600
>From: corkinb <corkinb@hiwaay.net>
>To: perennials@mallorn.com
>Subject: Re: Azaleas
>Reply-To: perennials@mallorn.com
>
>My husband bought me a flowering azalea for Valentine's day. I don't
>know much about azaleas as outdoor plants. Then today I got a Home 
depot
>catalog and saw azalea's offered along with their outdoor shrubs.
> What is the scoop on how hardy they will be and do I leave them in the
>pot and bring them inside all winter. Excuse my ignorance, but it is a
>nice plant and I would like to do good by it.
> It has three blooms on each spike. It is doing spectacularly in a
>bright window. I just don't want to kill it by placing it outdoors is
>that is not recommended.
> I also have a Norfolk Pine are these outdoor hardy all year in zone 7?
> Thanks,
> Rita
>
>
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