Re: Azealas and Rhodies
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- Subject: Re: [SG] Azealas and Rhodies
- From: M* T*
- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 05:15:18 -0400
Tammy, in addition to their rather specific soil and water
requirements, there are just plain some rhodies who are better than
others in all respects....form, foliage and flowering.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Tammy Jones <tammlyn@EARTHLINK.NET>
> Date: Sunday, October 22, 2000 11:52 AM
>
> I am gathering from the various posts here that perhaps it is the
soil
> which determines on how well rhodies and azaleas do in a specific
zone
> (with exceptions of course) instead of the zone itself. Or perhaps
it
> is a bit of both.
>
> However, I have three of the old fashion, regular 'ol rhodies - and
they
> seem to barely get by. In other words, they do ok - but they have
never
> really given me spectacular blooms and one is about half gone.
They
> were planted in a bed amended with wood mulch, pine needles and
compost.
>
> On the other hand my first PMJ hybrid, I bought at a steep
discount, not
> really sure how it was going to do, etc. so I just plopped it in
one
> late fall to see. It is the most spectacular azalea/rhodie in my
> garden. Perhaps this is a hybrid more tolerant not only of zone 5
> temps, but also less picky about soil. ????
>
> Tammy
> Zone 5b
> Mid Missouri
