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Re: Hardy azaleas?

Greer's catalog lists temperatures for evergreen azaleas, such as -5, -15,
etc.  If you want a list of some of the hardier ones, send me an e-mail and
I will send you a list via my scanner.
Frances, Oregon Z 7   rebfeb@clipper.net

Anelle Kloski wrote:

> Are Azaleas covered under woody plants?  I have a couple outside, but I
> just stuck them in to see if they would tolerate the cold.  They seemed
> OK this winter, but I know some Azaleas would not stand my Zone 7
> weather.  I live in California, where most azaleas seem to be sold
> either with no zone information, or sold for warmer climes.  I know that
> books list Rhododendrons and Azaleas together. But the plants I find in
> nurseries which are labelled the former seem to have Zone information,
> while those labelled Azaleas usually do not.  It is difficult to find
> hardy Azaleas, and the nurseries here seem not to be very knowledgable
> about Azaleas for Zone 7. Is there some rule of thumb which might tell
> me which kinds I should look for, if I want hardiness? Particular
> varieties?
>
> Anelle, in Zone 7, N. California Sierra foothills at 3000'. (I have to
> give the elevation because if I listed the nearby city (Chico), that is
> near sea level, and not the same climate at all.)
>
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