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ctgardenguy (Zone 6)
6 years ago
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NHBabs z4b-5a NH
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Rhododendron Plant Sale at Jenkins, near Valley Forge, PA
Comments (1)I go every year I love that place! Bartram's garden plant sale is this weekend too Here is a link that might be useful: spring plant sales...See MoreNew to rhododendrons. Recommendations?
Comments (11)Hi there! This thread may be helpful for recommendations of places that sell rhodies. :-) https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/5128411/latest-2018-rarefind-catalog?n=12 Although I have to say that I have been really happy and impressed with Singing Tree Nursery. I would recommend them highly. I am in a different zone/area/coast though. https://www.singtree.com/...See MorePlease help me identify the Rhododendron of my PA childhood...
Comments (5)We should be more careful when we just say "Zone 8". In zone 8 Georgia (the US state, one assumes!) you would be highly advised by me to stick to the rot-resistant "Southgate" rhododendrons, or similar hybrids bred in the south. Some of them certainly look very similar to the native ones though I'm not sure if they fully reach the level of mauviness you are seeking! Maybe up in the zone 7, cooler suburbs of Atlanta you could assume a northeastern "Ironclad" such as 'Catawbiense Grandiflorum' would survive indefinitely, but I really have my doubts about the central or lower parts of the state. Zone 8 PNW is, of course, the prime rhododendron growing area in the country and just about anything Ericaceous and from a non-tropical region grows there, within reason....See MoreJuglone toxicity vs Phytophthora
Comments (4)i have been gardening in MI for 50 plus years... and i never dug anything up in December ...and wouldnt dare to ... but thats hindsight ... and storing stuff in the garage can be a real roll of the dice.. because on sunny winter days the garage can be z7 .. and then 2 days later .. back to z5 ... plants can go in and out of dormancy .. and that can be a big problem... leaf rool in MI in winter is NORMAL ... and azalea and Rhodies look like carp after winter.. to the point i started only growing deicidous A's... and gave up on R's .. when you get the right one.. in the right spot.. they can live a long time... but i wasted a lot of money finding the right ones ... and basically stopped growing them .. or i should say.. buying new ones ... because they were ugly half the year.. and expensive ... prevailing winter winds are from the NW in MI .. and the freeze drying effects of such are killer on As and Rs .... i lost focus.. if i had a point. i dont know what it was.. lol ....other than there are many variables at work here .. the plant is extremely stressed ... and it looks like it .. i would put in in full bright shade.. in the pot.. keep it properly watered.. and ignore it until fall .. and then either get it planted in mid to late sept .. in MI.. mind you ... or just throw it away now.. because it is irritating the beegeebees out of me.. problem solved .... i would not waste.. time .. effort or money.. trying to fix it.. it either gets its act together.. or it dies.. and by now.. good riddance.. lol ... ken ps: the heat of july is not a good planting time .. just because you get a plant .. it is often wise to hold them until proper fall planting time ... i would also wonder if the seller had appropriate ag inspections ... how .. from july to dec you came down with a death sentence.. on what should have been delivered as clean stock ... and im even wondering why he shipped in july .. many places simply dont ship that time of year ... and i would not expect.. within months of planting.. that juglone to show inside of months on a recent transplant 50 feet from the tree ... in tree time.. i would expect problems from that to show in a couple years.. not months ... the more i type.;. the more i wonder about the quality of what your seller sent you ... apparently my focus returned.. before i hit send ......See MoreMarilyn Hadley
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