Common problems with Rhododendron and Azalea

Common problems with Rhododendron and Azalea

By Dr.Sharon M. Douglas

Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology

http://www.ct.gov/caes/lib/caes/doc...lems_of_rhododendron_and_azalea_03-11-11r.pdf​

 

Very informative Gail. I had a beautiful pink Rhododendron and i used to look forward to it flowering every year. Then one year after a very cold winter it died as did a lovely bay tree that I had for over 10 years

 

Sad to hear that.

We've several and some are quite old now. Touch wood we've never lost one, but they are tightly packed. I've a leaky hose system that waters the borders. I just turn on the mechanical control, set it for a number of gallons, then it turns itself off. My policy is "a little and often." Getting the hose out would be a chore.

and they thrive on a diet of fish poo from our koi pool pump sump. Conversely, we lost a little salix in a big tub, last year (I might have under-watered it).

 

Peter, Sorry to hear you lost them...as I've had concerns about my Rhododendron but with the info me and @JWK have been looking at, they need acid soil and I have plants in my garden which love it, so JWK (John) ID my soil as acid soil just wished it would flower

 

A very useful guide.

Despite being crushed by a felled 40 yesr old cherry tree,crushed under a couple feed of snow and frozen fof days on end mine seem to be having a great yesr in fact best ever. Natures just weird!

 

Nice to hear WeeTam as the flowers what ever colour really do stand out well...mines a nice white one when it decides to flower

 

Ours are doing well this year.

 

Stunning show @WeeTam and also @zilly ...mine just decides to flower when it feels like it and loves producing leaves more