I didnt have time earlier to provide this information. The beautiful display of flowers seen on my rhodo is on a plant that I found out was in the wrong position and not set up as best it could be. It was all leggy and doing so poorly that I wasnt game to prune or anything else. I then repotted with azalia potting mix - put legs under the pot - relocated to a spot where it gets the morning sun and up until about 2pm then shade - feed with liquid fertilizers ( Thrive - Phostrigron - Charlie Carp ) every 2 weeks or so and now I have got the rewards. I would like to know of any other things I could be doing.

The article 'Shelf Life of Vireya Seed' on the link below should provide some insight on how to germinate the seeds. Good luck, Luis Here is a link that might be useful: Shelf Life of Vireya Seed

This site belongs to Herman van Ree of Gelderland, Holland. At the present time he has photos for 86 plants. Much more advanced sites include: http://www.rhododendron.org/search_intro.asp for rhododendrons with 1,400 names and many pictures. and http://www.azaleas.org/azxintro.html for azaleas with 10,000 names and many pictures. I would encourage people who want to participate in photo projects to participate in these much further advanced projects which are backed by the American Rhododendron Society and the Azaleas Society of America which are both international societies despite their names.

Just plug in size, color, height @ ten years Rhododendrons http://www.rhododendron.org/search_multi.htm Evergreen or deciduous Azaleas http://www.rhododendron.org/searchazalea_intro.htm Rooted cuttings and yearlings Rhododendrons including Maddenias, Vireyas and Evergreen Azaleas. www.geocities.com/vanveennursery The deciduous Azalea 'Rhododendron occidentale' is a California native. There are many R. occidentale hybrids.