Sited where it's getting runoff from your roof isn't good...I can't think of much of anything that would be happy there. I have gutters or wouldn't be able to grow anything near the house in this rainy climate...the soil would be too compacted after winter storms to support anything. (and compacted soil can cause decline or leaf drop in azaleas and rhododendrons) Your azalea set its buds for this years flowers late last summer. The best time to prune is immediately after it flowers, or during if you want to make woody stemmed bouquets. You can move it anytime the ground is not frozen, or it is not in active growth (the period when the leaves are opening right after bloom).....but if you live in a harsh winter climate (unlike my own), it is recommended you follow the same planting time as normally used for adding new plants to your garden. Growth habit for calendulaceum (flame) is upright, usually vase shaped and wider at the top, somewhat barer near the bottom. If you think your plant is more sparse than it should be, it could be getting too much shade...does it get morning sun in your NE location?

You are very fortunate to have one of the best rhododendron nurseries in the country near you. It is www.rarefindnursery.com. They carry native rhododendrons including ones that are azaleas. They list of native North American Native Rhododendrons includes: Rhododendron Species   Common Name        Classification            Suitability R. alabamense       Alabama Azalea      deciduous azalea            yes R. albiflorum       Cascade azalea      deciduous elepidote rhod.   NO R. arborescens      Sweet Azalea        deciduous azalea            yes R. atlanticum       Coastal Azalea      deciduous azalea            yes R. austrinum        Florida Azalea      deciduous azalea            yes R. calendulaceum    Flame Azalea        deciduous azalea            yes R. camtschaticum    Therorhodion        deciduous elepidote rhod.   no R. canadense        Rhodora Azalea      deciduous azalea            difficult R. canescens        Piedmont Azalea     deciduous azalea            yes R. catawbiense      Mountain Rosebay    elepidote rhododendron      yes R. cumberlandense   Cumberland Azalea   deciduous azalea            yes R. eastmanii        May White Azakea    deciduous azalea            no R. flammeum         Oconee Azalea       deciduous azalea            no R. groenlandicum    Labrador Tea,       lepidote rhododendron       no R. lapponicum       Lapland Rosebay     lepidote rhododendron       no R. macrophyllum     Pacific rhod.       elepidote rhododendron      no R. maximum          Great Laurel        elepidote rhododendron      yes

My website lists all 26 native rhododendron and azaleas in the USA. It is at: Common Native Rhododendrons and Azaleas of North America. Hank Schannen's Rare Find Nursery in New Jersey carries the following native azaleas and rhododendrons: R. (AZALEA) alabamense 'Frosty' AKA 'Terry Greer' R. (AZALEA) arborescens R. (AZALEA) atlanticum R. (AZALEA) austrinum R. (AZALEA) austrinum "Choctaw-Hatchee Seedlings" R. (AZALEA) austrinum 'Dave Lewis' Yellow' R. (AZALEA) austrinum 'Wise Decision' R. (AZALEA) calendulaceum R. (AZALEA) canescens R. (AZALEA) canescens 'Camilla's Blush' R. (AZALEA) canescens 'Varnadoes Phlox Pink' R. (AZALEA) cumberlandense (bakeri) R. (AZALEA) periclymenoides R. (AZALEA) periclymenoides 'Lavender Girl' R. (AZALEA) prinophyllum (previously roseum) R. (AZALEA) prunifolium R. (AZALEA) vaseyi R. (AZALEA) vaseyi 'White Find' R. (AZALEA) viscosum Swamp Azalae R. (AZALEA) viscosum 'Betty Cummins' R. (AZALEA) viscosum 'Dave Lewis Pink Volunteer' R. (AZALEA) viscosum 'Delaware Blue' R. (AZALEA) viscosum 'Pink Mist' RHODODENDRON catawbiense (Mountain Rosebay Rhododendron) RHODODENDRON maximum (Rosebay Rhododendron) RHODODENDRON maximum 'Curly Leaf Seedlings' RHODODENDRON minus pink form RHODODENDRON minus 'Chatahoochi Dawn' RHODODENDRON minus carolinianum group They all are native plants but they are selected as being the best forms of the plants. Some are named, others aren't. Another great place to buy native Azaleas and Rhododendrons is Jim Gear's Octoraro Farm Nursery. Jim is a native plant specialist and has the following: R. alabamense - (Alabama Azalea) R. alabamense 'Frosty' R. arborescens (Sweet Azalea) R. arborescens var. georgiana R. atlanticum (Coast Azalea) R. austrinum (Florida Azalea) R. austrinum 'Calamity Junction' R. 'Don's Variegated Austrinum' R. austrinum 'Millie Mac' R. austrinum 'Pretty One' R. calendulaceum (Flame Azalea) R. canescens (Piedmont Azalea) R. canescens 'Camilla's Blush' R. 'Varnadoes Phlox Pink Canescens' R. cumberlandense (formerly bakeri, Cumberland Azalea) R. flammeum (formerly speciosum, Oconee Azalea) R. flammeum 'Double Pleasure' R. periclymenoides (formerly nudiflorum, Pinxterbloom) R. periclymenoides 'Lavender Girl' R. prinophyllum (formerly roseum, Roseshell Azalea) R. prunifolium (Plumleaf Azalea) R. prunifolium 'Little Red Riding Hood' R. vaseyi (Pinkshell Azalea) R. viscosum (Swamp Azalea) R. viscosum 'Summer Eyelet' R. viscosum var. serrulatum (Hammocksweet Azalea) R. maximum (Rosebay Rhododendron) R. minus var. minus (Carolina Rhododendron) A major rhododendron nursery near you is Weston Nurseries in Hopkinton, MA near I 495 and the Mass Pike. They carry a few native plants: Rhododendron canadense 'Rhodora Azalea' Rhododendron catawbiense Album Rhododendron catawbiense ÂAlbum Elegans Rhododendron catawbiense ÂBoursault Rhododendron maximum (Rosebay Rhododendron) There are some plants native to the West Coast that don't seem to make it on the East Coast, so be careful of ordering from a West Coast nursery. Good Luck.

Hi Amazin , sorry I'm new at this web stuff ( mostly just a lurker) and couldn't find were I wrote to you the 1st time ... me feel so dumb with this puter stuff... but yes I have 9 begonias and 6 are from Logee's, some are named and other are ( pass a along's ) ..... Named ones= Begonia " Richardsiana" B." Snow Capped " B. "Tea Rose" B. "Hot Tamale" B. "Good and Plenty " B, "Tiny Gem " B. " Silver Queen " The Richardsiana has in pass week took a big flop , and so not sure whats up with it , taken it back into house , hope it was just heat stroking from 100 + daze we have been in for pass couple of weeks here in nastyville , so not sure about it. Two other's unknown named ones but pretty just the same and last one I think mite be B. " Sophia Cecile " not sure. I see you have " My Special Angel " have been looking at it in the catalogs . sorry I'm so long winded.... but sure there must be something in your long list that we can work with . P.s. I wont make it to any plant swap so..... not sure how we would do this if we've a mind to ???? But thanks for your time and effort if thats the only way .