your favourite azalea/rhodie

hortriot

your favourite azalea/rhodie

I thought i would cast a line and see which is your favorite azalea/rhodie?

my favorite is hard to place a peg on as i am currently collecting different varieties but to satisfy curiosity i will nominate the Ruki-zon

Please post your faves as i am very interested to know what the rest of the world is keen on

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I aquired a Satsuki Kurume Azalea last year which has 1/2 dia. trunk and a nice nebari beginning. The flowers are a hot pink and 1 1/2 inch dia.
Small leaves which are in proportion with the overall height of 8".

A very attractive little tree.

Hec

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bwaynef

Someone correct me, but I thought Satsuki and Kurume were two distinct species of Azalea.

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ChrisM

i recently picked up a mame satzuki with salmon orange flowers (we'll see when it blooms). it's a cute little tree. i have also had a satzuki with hot pink flowers, it was beautiful...sadly, mother-in-law killed it while in her care

chris

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Dale Cochoy

Yes.
Heres a nice OLD collected Kurume of mine. This tree is now in an antique, slightly more shallow, blue pot with a similar scalloped rim. The blue just makes it pop when in bloom!

BTW, having both, I'd have to say I prefer Kurume. More flowers, tiny flowers and, for me at least, they last longer, especially if there is rain.
Dale

P.S. Although the tree is still dormant and in storage, and needs it's spring trunk "Toothbrushing".I thought you deserved to see the pot it's in now.

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	az pot.jpg (64.5 KB, 38 views)
	az pot2.jpg (65.1 KB, 29 views)

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hortriot

SATSUKI AZALEAS

For centuries, the Japanese have held the satsuki azaleas in the highest regard, developing many hundreds of different cultivars, giving this group the greatest range in flower, foliage, and form of all evergreen azaleas. Those derived primarily from R.indicum and/or R.tamurae (R.eriocarpum), with some other species in the mix, are considered Satsuki Azaleas.

In early June, festivals and exhibitions take place in parts of Japan to celebrate the Satsuki. In its use in Japanese gardens, flower display may play a secondary role, for foliage and form are also very important. They may be sheared to resemble rocks and many are used for Bonsai work. Their small leaves and their purple-red tones in winter are considered essential elements to the Satsuki group.

Satsukis were introduced to the West in the early 1900's with most significant introductions coming in the late 1930's. They are late bloomers (satsuki meaning 5th month), usually late May into June. hybridisation continues today, god help you if you had to catalogue them.

Satsuki is generally known as a R. indicum hybrid but i am happy to be corrected.

Kurume azalea

Kurume azalea similarly has hundreds of varieties and has been prized and hybridised for centuries, it originates from the district near the city of kurume on the island of Kyushu, the southernmost island of Japan.

The Kurume azalea is a hybrid of R. obtusum and R. kiusianum, both native to japan and still hybridised, so likewise on the catalogue.

Kurume azalea is often listed as R.obtusum or R.obtusum amoenum

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hortriot

now thats an attractive peice of work.
thanks for the pics dale

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PatArizona

G'day Hortriot...

You say...another day, another leaf...

The importance of being patient...

Pat

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hortriot

hello there pat,

how grows arizona?

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