Re flowering Azalea
- To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Re flowering Azalea
- From: "* S* <m*@iol.ie>
- Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 20:19:06 -0000
Rita,
I imagine the azaleas listed as outdoor shrubs are the woody knapp hill
type deciduous azaleas, which grow to about six feet by a little more, and
flower early in spring on bare stems. However, in zone eight my mother has
for more than thirty years
over-wintered her flowering azaleas, (the florists' type) under a beech
hedge to save them from the worst of the wind. I imagine that while she
kept them as house plants, she didn't think them worth the space once they
were finished flowering. The trick would appear to be to put them out in
the summer and thus let them acclimatise. Needless to say they never died,
even when
attacked by a heedless teenager with a hedge strimmer. (Guess who). Same
plants are still going strong, and I'm a little older, and wiser ???
No idea how they would do in the ground. Bringing them into the heat
probably leads to much earlier flowering, and the cold dormant spell must
be a part of that process.
...
Mark Speakman Annaghdown, Ireland
markspkn@iol.ie
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