These plants can live for many years, and they continue to grow their entire lives. The tube-shaped base of the flower contains a stamen that protrudes from the center. The leaves are often evergreen with wooly undersides. Azalea petal shapes vary greatly. They range from narrow to triangular to overlapping rounded petals. They can also be flat, wavy, or ruffled. Azalea flowers can be single, hose-in-hose, double, or double hose-in-hose, depending on the number of petals.
These bold pink azalea blossoms are hose-in-hose and contain petals each. This bloom has five petals. Many azaleas have two to three-inch flowers and range in a variety of colors from pink to white to purple, red, orange, and yellow.
The length of azalea leaves ranges from as little as a quarter-inch to more than six inches. Leaves of most azaleas are solid green, with a roughly long football-shape. Plant height ranges from about three to six feet for most varieties, but rare plants can range from under one foot to well over feet tall. The best time to shop for azaleas is when they are in bloom so you can see their flower colors and forms. Buy plants that are sturdy, well-branched, and free of insect damage or diseases. And, avoid plants with weak, spindling growth and poor root systems.
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Their inventory was so beautiful — there were plants everywhere. The loosely branched deciduous shrub is native to North America. Jump to navigation Content. A flowering Azalea is a source of endless delight. March is an excellent month to place your Azalea in the garden so that you can enjoy a truly explosive cascade of flowers from May onwards. Meet the Garden Plant of the Month for March.
Many faces The Azalea is a garden plant with many faces that looks fantastic in almost any garden, from hyper-minimalist to natural. The plant flowers profusely and elegantly in May and June with romantic flowers in white, pink, red or burgundy, but there are also varieties with bi-coloured flowers.
Even the shape of the flower can vary, from large and small to double and single flowered. Rhododendron 'Rosebud'. Rhododendron 'Scintillation'. Rhododendron 'Wheatley'. Rhododendron atlanticum Coastal Azalea.
Rhododendron luteum Pontic Azalea. Rhododendron prinophyllum Roseshell Azalea. Rhododendron 'English Roseum'. Rhododendron 'Golden Lights'. Rhododendron 'Homebush'. Rhododendron 'Mount Saint Helens'. Rhododendron 'Narcissiflorum'.
Rhododendron 'Rosy Lights'. Rhododendron 'White Lights'. Rhododendron calendulaceum Flame Azalea. Rhododendron occidentale Western Azalea. Rhododendron 'Weston's Innocence'. Rhododendron arborescens Sweet Azalea. Rhododendron prunifolium Plumleaf Azalea.
Rhododendron viscosum Swamp Azalea. Their soil should be acidic, organic, moist, fertile and well-drained. Choose a site with dappled shade in sheltered conditions. Avoid deep shade beneath other trees. Most Rhododendrons will tolerate a more open site if sheltered from cold, dry winds. Dwarf alpine species will tolerate full sun provided the soil is kept evenly moist.
Many Azaleas and Rhododendrons are fully cold hardy, however a few of them have frost-resistant flowers. Any flowers blooming before the last spring frost are susceptible to damage. Since the frost damage is generally caused when the early morning sun strikes the plants' frozen tissues, you should site your Azalea or Rhododendron where both leaves and flowers are protected from the early morning sun, and where they will adapt slowly to the increasing temperatures of the day.
Since frost flows downward, avoid planting them in low-lying spots known to be frost pockets. When placing plants, always choose locations that mitigate extreme temperature changes, especially in spring and fall, and provide protection from drying summer or winter winds. Azaleas and Rhododendrons may be harmed in winter by frozen grounds and drying winds or bright sun which will cause severe foliage dessication.
Protect their shallow roots with a mulch of oak leaves or pine needles and their foliage with woven material such as burlap screens. This will help in preventing bark-split when the sap running in the stem is frozen and burst the bark.
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