moulman
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Posts: 94
Joined: Wed May 30, 2007 1:35 pm
Location: Idaho, USA

Azaleas

I have recently received an Azalea as a gift. It is from one of those store "floral counters". There are actually three plants in the pot (6") and they are standing about a foot high.
It is in full bloom, with some buds still opening. So I am assuming it is not a Satsuki.

It is my underatnding from the quick research that I've done, that these "gift shop" varieties are not hardy ( I live in zone 5/6 - temps can remain below 0F for weeks at times).

So.... I am intending to wait until it stops flowering, then separate the 3 plants and repot each into a training pot size container, and move them to a cool room to finish out the winter (50-55F).

As I have no experience with Azaleas, I thought I'd solicit advice....

Newt
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Posts: 1868
Joined: Tue May 25, 2004 10:44 pm
Location: Maryland zone 7

Hi Moulman,

You are correct they won't survive in your zone. Here's how to care for them.
https://www.solutions.uiuc.edu/content.cfm?series=4&item=486&Parents=0%7C71

Newt



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