Azaleas were fantastic on yesterday's hike
5 years ago
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I believe this is azalea canadensis, but I'm not quite sure. Anyway, the azaleas, the ninebark, and well everything was beautiful yesterday here in Arkansas. Yes, folks, I'm close enough to Oklahoma to feel I can post there (besides the Ozark forum is mostly moribund). Hi Dawn, I saw a copperhead too.
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Comments (13)Thanks for the link Monique! I think these azaleas are seriously underused in New England. Most are hardy to Zone 4 and, being deciduous, they arent't bothered by the winter winds. The summer hybrids are certainly not the profuse bloomers of early spring like PJM. But, I grow them for the fragrance and you only need a few blooms to fill the garden with their wonderful aroma! As some of you know, we are planting new gardens here & I've been anxiously awaiting reaching the point where we were ready to add these wonderful plants. At our NH home, I think we had every Weston fragrant azalea & I'd be hard-pressed to pick a favorite...well, maybe, 'Golden Showers'? It's tough though because 'Pennsylvania', 'Parade', 'Sparkler', 'Weston's White Innocense', & 'Lemon Drop' are also delightful! It must be tough to get a license from Weston's to sell their hybrids. I can't think of another reason why they are so difficult to find. Demer's in Manchester used to sell one or two each summer but that was it. Darn shame...they're great plants. Idabean, yes...they are inclined to be more open in structure than evergreen azaleas. I rather like that about them. They give a loose, unstructured look in the garden (very woodsy, IMO) that's a nice contrast to the tight & full look of the evergreens. I've found that these Weston azaleas can handle considerable shade under tree canopies & still bloom very well. Of the three we purchased yesterday, two are in mostly sun locations but the third, 'Parade' is planted where it will only receive 2 hours of direct sun/day. After my experience with this plant in NH, I anticipate it doing very well. This particular one has been trained (by Weston's) into a short standard. We planted it nestled into a curve in a hedge of Japanese Hakone grasses that line our rear BBQ area. It's in bloom now & the fragrance is going to compete mightily with hubby's BBQ chicken wings! lol Tricia...See MoreIf this were your bed, what would you plant?
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Exactly Dawn, I really really figured those azaleas were over and gone here, so was shocked to see them in their prime. Here was the path blocker.
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