Profile Video: See this plant in the following landscapes: Michael McCarthy Memorial Garden, All Saints Episcopal, Concord Flower Bonanza Garden Courtyard Entrance Garden Cottage Style Foundation Planting Backyard Respite Landscape Cultivars / Varieties: VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for ' Trees, Shrubs and Conifers' a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens. For suitable alternatives, see this video created by Charlotte Glen as part of the Plants, Pests, and Pathogens series. Many Rhododendron cultivars are susceptible to Phytophthora root rot. However, if you have a site with a history of this disease, consider planting one of the root rot-resistant alternative species listed in the left-hand sidebar. Implement good cultural practices first, such as improving drainage with organic matter or berms and avoiding overwatering or overfertilization. While these shrubs remain very popular for landscape use, many cultivars are susceptible to Phytophthora root rot– this leads to leaf loss, reduced vigor, branch dieback, and wilting. This plant is frequently damaged by deer. Diseases include canker, crown rot, root rot, leaf spot, rust, and powdery mildew. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Insect problems include aphids, borers, lace bugs, leafhoppers, mealybugs, mites, nematodes, scale, thrips, and whitefly. Butterflies and hummingbirds are attracted to the blooms, so plant them near a patio, pool, or walkway where the wildlife show is best enjoyed. Utilize their diminutive height as a low hedge or planted along a foundation where their blooms can be enjoyed from a window. These showy shrubs also work very well as a specimen in a container and can add color and interest to the understory of a woodland garden or naturalized area. Intermediate cultivars reach a height of 5 feet tall and are more suitable for the backs of borders. The dwarf cultivars reach a maximum height of 3 1/2 feet and make a good choice for the middle of a border. There are two sizes-dwarf and intermediate-and they come in a variety of colors from white, to pinks, purples, and reds.

These low maintenance shrubs require very little pruning and no deadheading.

Add a 3 inch layer of organic mulch each winter to protect the root zone from freezing. Plant in well draining, moist, acidic soils that have a high organic content and be sure to water regularly. For the best blooms, plant in a location that receives 4 to 6 hours of sun with afternoon shade. Though many azaleas require shade, Encore® azaleas do well in sunny locations of the landscape as well as partial or dappled shade from an overhead canopy of trees. The genus name derives from the Greek words rhodo, which means rose, and dendron, meaning tree. These cultivars bloom not only in the spring but also in the summer and fall, hence the name encore. See below DescriptionĮncore® azaleas are evergreen, cultivar shrubs in the Ericaceae (blueberry) family that typically grow 2 to 5 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide. Phonetic Spelling roh-do-DEN-dron This plant has high severity poison characteristics.

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