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need help with azalea I.D.
Hi folks,
I thought I'd post a message here and see if anyone can help me. A week ago I dug up a large azalea from the flowerbed at my mother's house. She passed away in January and the house is being sold. I suppose the plant has been in the ground for 15-20 years, but that's only a guess. I was wondering if someone can help me identify it. I'm fairly sure it's some type of satsuki, only because it bloomed vigorously all through June. The flowers are a bright fuscia/pink, and small, about 1¼ " across. They are also a hose-in-hose, no ruffles, but a very standard satsuki shape with 5 distinct star-like petals (only double). I would think that this is some type of domestic variety. I'm sure it came from a garden center or nursery. If anyone has any ideas, I'd be grateful. Thanks, Lauren |
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On 13 Aug 2004 at 3:32, wrote:
Hi folks, I thought I'd post a message here and see if anyone can help me. A week ago I dug up a large azalea from the flowerbed at my mother's house. She passed away in January and the house is being sold. I suppose the plant has been in the ground for 15-20 years, but that's only a guess. I was wondering if someone can help me identify it. I'm fairly sure it's some type of satsuki, only because it bloomed vigorously all through June. The flowers are a bright fuscia/pink, and small, about 1¼ " across. They are also a hose-in-hose, no ruffles, but a very standard satsuki shape with 5 distinct star-like petals (only double). I would think that this is some type of domestic variety. I'm sure it came from a garden center or nursery. If anyone has any ideas, I'd be grateful. Go to your public library and check out Fred Galle's "Azaleas." It is the English-speaking-world's bible on Azaleas. It's likely that you can ID your plant there. Galle had a hand in on Ortho's "All About Azaleas (and Rhododendrons?)" too, but it is only a sketch of the big book. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Nature encourages no looseness, pardons no errors. Ralph Waldo Emerson ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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Lsuren wrote:
I was wondering if someone can help me identify [a large azalea). I'm fairly sure it's some type of satsuki, only because it bloomed vigorously all through June. The flowers are a bright fuscia/pink, and small, about 1¼ " across. They are also a hose-in-hose, no ruffles, but a very standard satsuki shape with 5 distinct star-like petals (only double). Michael Dirr in Manual of Woody Landscape Plants writes that there are so many azalea cultivars and hybrid groups that it is difficuolt to present all of them. He describes the Satsuki Hybrids as blooming in May for most varieties. They feature many flower forms and many color combinations on one plant. Large flowers appear in mid to late May and June in the Athens [Georgia] area}. I think, but am not sure, that one very obvious characteristic of the Satsuki is many different color blooms appearing on one plant. Maybe someone on the List can enlighten both of us. Carol Schroeder Baltimore Bonsai club ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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