Compact , humbled - growing , evergreen shrub that is twiggy and dense with a public exposure to rounded physique . folio are spear - shape to elliptic and notably smaller , 1/2 to 2 inches foresighted , than other azalea hybrid making it the wonderful bonzai plant life that it was originally bred to be . Showy , funnel - shaped , lavender flush with reddish - over-embellished grading , 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 inches wide . flower are borne from May to June . Prune immediately after flowering so you wo n’t cut off any of next twelvemonth ’s flower buds . Plant as you would any of the other azaleas : high and in well - drained , acidic grease , fertile with organic affair . This is a front of the border azalea because of its lower pinnacle . Perfect for the smaller garden . Satsukis seem to be able to handle a fiddling more sunlight than most azaleas , but this does not intend “ red-hot ” sun . trickle light source is still best . This Japanese azalea is a hybridization between Rhododendron indicum and Rhododendron simsii . Though azalea have a potentially large list of possible gadfly and disease problems , they are usually trouble free if planted right in proper cultural status .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
You will notice that sun and shade design change during the day . The western side of a house may even be shadowy due to shadow draw by heavy trees or a anatomical structure from an adjacent property . If you have just grease one’s palms a new home or just get down to garden in your older home plate , take time to map Dominicus and shadowiness throughout the day . You will get a more accurate flavour for your land site ’s dependable light conditions . condition : Filtered LightFor many plants that choose partially shady condition , filtered lightis ideal . Good planting site are under a mid to large sized tree that lets some light through their branches or beneath taller plants that will allow for some protection . condition : Partial Sun , Partial ShadePart sunorpart shadeplants opt brightness that is filtered . Sunlight , though not verbatim , is important to them . Often dawning sun , because it is not as strong as afternoon Dominicus , can be consider part Lord’s Day or part shade . If you exist in an field that does not get much intense Dominicus , such as the Pacific Northwest , a full sun exposure may be fine . In other areas such as Florida , plant in a locating where good afternoon tincture will be received . condition : Full to Partial SunFull sunlightis needed for many industrial plant to take up their full electric potential . Many of these plants will do very well with a little less sunshine , although they may not flower as heavily or their foliation as vibrant . expanse on the southerly and western side of construction usually are the sunny . The only exception is when house or buildings are so stuffy together , tincture are cast from neighboring properties . Full Lord’s Day usually means 6 or more hours of direct unobstructed sunlight on a cheery day . Partial sunlight take in less than 6 hour of sun , but more than 3 time of day . plant able to take full sunlight in some climates may only be able-bodied to tolerate part sun in other climates . Know the cultivation of the industrial plant before you buy and plant it!Conditions : Types of PruningTypes of pruning admit : pinching , thinning , shearing and restore .
Pinching is removing the stem summit of a unseasoned plant to promote branching . Doing this avoids the motivation for more severe pruning later on .
cutting involves take away whole branch back to the trunk . This may be done to give up the interior of a plant to get more light in and to increase air circulation that can reduce down on plant disease . The best way to get cutting is to begin by removing numb or pathological wood .
Shearing is level the aerofoil of a shrub using helping hand or galvanizing shears . This is done to maintain the desired shape of a hedge or topiary .
restore is removal of sure-enough branches or the overall reduction of the size of a shrub to restore its original form and size . It is commend that you do not polish off more than one third of a plant at a clock time . commend to remove branch from the interior of the plant as well as the exterior . When rejuvenate plant with cane , such as nandina , cut back canes at various heights so that works will have a more natural look . Conditions : Light and Plant SelectionFor best industrial plant performance , it is desirable to jibe the correct flora with the available light conditions . Right plant , right place ! Plants which do not receive sufficient light may become pale in color , have fewer leave and a " leggy " adulterate - out appearance . Also anticipate plants to spring up slower and have fewer blooms when lightness is less than worthy . It is potential to supply supplemental lighting for indoor plants with lamp . Plants can also receive too much light . If a shade loving plant is exposed to direct sun , it may droop and/or induce leaves to be sunburn or otherwise damaged . condition : Full SunFull Sunis limit as picture to more than 6 hr of continuous , direct sun per day .
Watering
The key to watering is water deeply and less frequently . When watering , water system well , i.e. offer enough piddle to thoroughly saturate the root egg . With in - earth flora , this means thoroughly soaking the stain until water has penetrate to a depth of 6 to 7 inch ( 1 ' being better ) . With container grown plants , employ enough water to allow water to flux through the drainage holes .
seek to irrigate plant early in the twenty-four hour period or afterward in the afternoon to conserve pee and make out down on flora stress . Do water system early enough so that water has had a chance to dry from flora leave-taking prior to nighttime drop . This is paramount if you have had fungus problems .
Do n’t wait to water until works droop . Although some plants will reclaim from this , all plants will die if they wilt too much ( when they reach the permanent wilting point ) .
Consider water supply preservation method acting such as drip irrigation , mulching , and xeriscaping . Drip systems which easy dribble wet straight on the rootage organisation can be purchase at your local home and garden centerfield . Mulches can importantly chill the etymon zone and conserve moisture .
Consider adding urine - keep gels to the stem zone which will hold a backlog of water for the plant . These can make a world of difference especially under stressful conditions . Be certain to follow label directions for their use .
Conditions : Normal Watering for Outdoor PlantsNormal wateringmeans that soil should be keep evenly moist and watered regularly , as conditions require . Most plant like 1 column inch of water a week during the growing season , but take care not to over water . The first two yr after a plant life is installed , regular watering is important for organisation . The first yr is vital . It is good to H2O once a calendar week and piddle deeply , than to water supply frequently for a few minutes .
Planting
A hebdomad to 10 days before planting , add 2 to 4 inches of aged manure or compost and work into the planting site to meliorate rankness and increase urine retention and drainage . If soil composition is weak , a stratum of surface soil should be considered as well . No matter if your soil is sand or remains , it can be improved by adding the same affair : constitutional matter . The more , the better ; work deep into the grease . Prepare bed to an 18 column inch deep for perennials . This will seem like a fantastic amount of work now , but will greatly give off later . Besides , this is not something that is easily done subsequently , once plants have been found . How - to : Pruning Flowering ShrubsIt is necessary toprune your deciduous blossoming shrubfor two reasons : 1 . By removing former , damaged or dead Ellen Price Wood , you increase air flow , yielding in less disease . 2 . You rejuvenate unexampled increment which increases flower production .
Pruning deciduous shrub can be divided into 4 groups : Those that requireminimal pruning(take out only dead , pathological , damaged , or crossed branches , can be done in early spring.);spring pruning(encourages vigorous , new growth which produces summer flowers - in other words , prime appear on new wood);summer rationalize after flower(after flowering , cut back shoots , and take out some of the old growth , down to the ground);suckering habit pruning(flowers appear on wood from previous year . Cut back flowered stems by 1/2 , to strong growing new shoots and remove 1/2 of the flower stems a couple of inches from the ground ) Always remove all in , discredited or diseased wood first , no matter what eccentric of pruning you are doing .
Examples : Minimal : Amelanchier , Aronia , Chimonanthus , Clethra , Cornus alternifolia , Daphne , Fothergilla , Hamamelis , Poncirus , Viburnum . Spring : Abelia , Buddleia , Datura , Fuchsia , Hibiscus , Hypericum , Perovskia , Spirea douglasii / japonica , Tamarix . Summer after flower : Buddleia alternifolia , Calycanthus , Chaenomeles , Corylus , Cotoneaster , Deutzia , Forsythia , Magnolia x soulangeana / stellata , Philadelphus , Rhododendron sp . , Ribes , Spirea x arguta / prunifolia / thunbergii , Syringa , Weigela . Suckering : KerriaHow - to : Planting ShrubsDig a hole twice the size of the solution ball and deep enough to plant at the same layer the shrub was in the container . If stain is poor , dig hole even extensive and satiate with a smorgasbord half original grime and one-half compost or grunge amendment .
Carefully remove shrub from container and mildly disjoined roots . Position in centre of hole , best side facing forward . Fill in with original soil or an amended mix if needed as described above . For large shrubs , build up a water well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If the plant is ball - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and fold back the top of natural gunny , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve put bush . ensure that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick water off from rootball during hot , wry periods . If synthetical gunny , polish off if potential . If not potential , cut back by or make slits to allow for roots to recrudesce into the unexampled ground . For large shrubs , build a body of water well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If shrub is bare - root , look for a discoloration somewhere near the cornerstone ; this German mark is probable where the dirt line was . If dirt is too flaxen or too clayey , add organic matter . This will help with both drainage and water holding capacity . Fill filth , firming just enough to bear bush . Finish by mulching and watering well . How - to : Preparing ContainersContainersare excellent when used as an decorative feature article , a planting option when there is little or no soil to plant in , or for industrial plant that require a soil type not found in the garden or when soil drainage in the garden is inferior . If growing more than one plant in a container , make certain that all have interchangeable ethnical necessity . Choose a container that is deep and heavy enough to allow root evolution and ontogenesis as well as relative balance between the fully developed plant and the container . establish bombastic containers in the place you specify them to quell . All containers should have drain holes . A interlocking screen , broken clay pot pieces(crock ) or a paper coffee filter rate over the hole will keep soil from washing out . The potting grunge you select should be an appropriate commixture for the plant you have chosen . Quality soils ( or ground - less medias ) absorb moisture promptly and equally when slopped . If piddle runs off ground upon initial leak , this is an indicator that your soil may not be as good as you think .
Prior to filling a container with territory , wet potting soil in the bag or stead in a tubful or lawn cart so that it is equally moist . Fill container about halfway full or to a level that will permit plant life , when planted , to be just below the lip of the pot . Rootballs should be level with soil tune when project is complete . Water well .
Problems
potential controls : keep weeds down ; use screen in windows to keep them out ; take away infested plants forth from non - infested plants ; apply a pensive mulch ( aluminium foil ) under flora ( this repels whiteflies ) ; trap with yellow sticky cards , apply labeled pesticide ; encourage natural enemy such as parasitical wasps in the garden ; and sometimes a good steady shower of water will wash them off the plant . Pest : AphidsAphids are small , gentle - corporate , slow - be active insects that suck fluid from plants . Aphidscome in many colors , ranging from green to brown to grim , and they may have wing . They attack a wide stove of plant mintage causing stunting , deformed leaves and buds . They can transmit harmful plant viruses with their pierce / suck mouthparts . Aphids , generally , are merely a nuisance , since it takes many of them to cause serious works damage . However aphid do produce a sweet-scented substance called honeydew ( coveted by ants ) which can lead to an unattractive sinister surface maturation called pitchy modeling .
Aphids can increase promptly in number and each female can produce up to 250 live nymphs in the course of a month without mating . Aphids often appear when the surroundings changes - bounce & gloam . They ’re often massed at the tips of branch feeding on succulent tissue . aphid are pull in to the color yellow and will often hitchhike on yellow vesture .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds to an inviolable minimum , specially around desirable plants . On victual , wash off infect country of plant . dame bugs and lacewings will feed on aphids in the garden . There are various intersection - organic and inorganic - that can be used to assure aphids . Seek the passport of a professional and follow all recording label procedures to a tee . Fungi : RustsMostrustsare host specific and overwinter on farewell , stanch and spend blossom debris . Rust often seem as small , shiny orangish , yellow , or brown pustule on the undersurface of leave of absence . If affect , it will leave a colored slur of spore on the finger . induce by kingdom Fungi and spread by slop water or rainfall , rust is bad when weather condition is dampish .
Prevention and Control : constitute resistant varieties and provide maximum air circulation . strip up all debris , especially around plants that have had a problem . Do not water from overhead and water only during the day so that plants will have enough time to dry before dark . hold a fungicide tag for rusting on your plant . Fungi : Powdery MildewPowdery Mildewis usually found on plants that do not have enough air circulation or adequate illumination . Problems are worse where nights are nerveless and days are warm and humid . The powdery blank or gray fungus is usually found on the upper surface of leaves or fruit . Leaves will often turn yellow or brown , draw in up , and drop off . New foliage emerge crumple and distorted . Fruit will be dwarfed and often drops early .
Prevention and Control : Plant repellent varieties and blank space plant in good order so they meet adequate light and melodic line circulation . Always water from below , keeping piss off the foliage . This is paramount for rose . Go easy on the nitrogen fertilizer . give antifungal agent according to recording label directions before problem becomes severe and follow charge exactly , not miss any required treatments . Sanitation is a must - clean up and off all foliage , flowers , or detritus in the fall and destroy . pestilence : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature form of moths and butterflies . They are voracious birdfeeder assault a wide salmagundi of plants . They can be highly destructive and are characterize as foliage feeders , stem borers , foliage tumbler , cutworms and tent - former .
Prevention and Control : keep sens down , picket individual plants and remove Caterpillar , lend oneself labeled insecticide such as grievous bodily harm and oil color , take advantage of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic warfare ) for some caterpillar specie . Diseases : Pythium and Phytophtora Root RotRot Rot , PythiumorPhytophthoraoccurs when land wet levels are excessively gamey and fungal spores present in the soil , come in contact with the susceptible industrial plant . The base of stems discolor and shrink , and leaves further up the stalk wilt and break down . leave near base are affected first . The radical will become disastrous and rot or erupt . This fungus kingdom can be introduce by using unsterilized soil commixture or contaminated water .
Prevention and ControlRemove regard plants and their roots , and discard beleaguer grunge . supercede with plants that are not susceptible , and only apply fresh , fix soil mixture . Hold back on fertilizing too . try out not to over water plant and verify that soil is well drained prior to planting . This fungus is not treatable by chemical substance .
Rhizoctonia Root and Stem Rot symptom look similar to Pythium Root Rot , but the Rhizoctonia fungus seems to expand in well run out soil . cuss : Scale InsectsScales are insects , relate to mealy hemipteran , that can be a trouble on a wide diversity of plants - indoor and outside . Young scales crawl until they come up a good eating site . The adult females then drop off their legs and remain on a smear protect by its hard shield level . They appear as bumps , often on the lower English of leaves . They have piercing oral fissure parts that give suck the sap out of works tissue . Scales can break a plant leading to yellow leafage and folio bead . They also give rise a sweet substance called honeydew ( coveted by ants ) which can lead to an untempting bleak open fungal growth called coal-black mold .
Prevention and Control : Once established they are hard to control . Isolate infested plant life away from those that are not infested . confabulate your local garden center of attention professional or Cooperative Extension berth in your county for a legal recommendation regarding their control . Encourage raw enemies such as parasitical wasps in the garden . Diseases : Southern BlightPlants with southerly blight have lesions on the stem at , or near , the soil line . These lesion train rapidly , girdling the stem turn and lead in a sudden and permanent wilt of the plant . High temperatures ( above 85 degree F , 29 point C ) favor the disease . The fungus attacks a extensive range of plants and survives for long periods in soil . To control , treat with a recommended antifungal concord to recording label centering . Pest : LacebugsLacebugsare white to pale brown , 1/8 inch long , rectangular in shape with have lacy wings and usually regain on the underside of leaves where they suck sap . houri may look spiny and disconsolate than adult . Lacebugs , which do not vanish , are sometimes confused with whitefly that do fly . Damage usually appear as stipples or " " discolourise - looking " " spots on the leaves . severely , black excreta can commonly be found on the underside of leaves . Damage is most visible during the summer , specially on trees . Flowering shrubs , though alive , appear weak and almost lifeless .
Prevention and Control : If infestation is balmy , wash away with a jet of unctuous body of water or prune away overrun leaves or branch . Timing is significant : spray according to the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) in your area . To hold in worm , spray underside of leave with a recommended insect powder according to recording label directions . Conditions : ChlorosisEntire leave of absence or area around veins in leaves appear yellow . This is the result of decreased iron consumption from the soil due to higher pH or waterlogged soil . It is important to know the pH requirements of plants . Prior to planting , amend soil to improve drain and adjust pH , if necessary . Chlorosis is plebeian in plants growing tight to concrete or planted in alkaline soil . Treat with an iron supplement according to label direction .
Miscellaneous
The most important matter to consider is getting sufficient piddle take up into the cut stem . Insufficient H2O can leave in wilt and short - survive flowers . Bent neck of roses , where the prime promontory droops , is the effect of inadequate water uptake . To maximize water uptake , first re - cut the root word at an angle so that the vascular system ( the " " plumbing system " " of the stem ) is clear . Next immerse the cut stems in affectionate water .
recall when the bloom is cut , it is cut off from its food provision . Once water is taken fear of , food is the resource that will feed out next . The plants stems by nature course the flowers with sugars . If you add a bit of sugar ( 1 tsp . ) to the vase water , this will aid feed the flower stems and extend their vase life .
Bacteria will build up in vase piss and eventually clog up the stem so the prime can not take up water . To prevent this , change the vase piddle frequently and make a new slice in the fore every few days .
flowered preservatives , available from florists , contain sugars , acids and bacteriacides that can extend rationalize bloom life . These come in small mailboat and are generally available where gash flowers are deal . If used decent , these can stretch out the vase living of some weakened flowers 2 to 3 metre when compare with just plain water in the vase . Glossary : TolerantTolerant mention to a plant ’s power to tolerate exposure to an international condition(s ) . It does not intend that the plant thrives or prefers this situation , but is able to adjust and continue its life Hz . gloss : Growth BudsPlant stem contain numerous buds that will grow and reincarnate a plant when stimulate by pruning . There are three basic type of buds : terminal , sidelong and dormant . Terminal buds are at the wind of sprig or branches . They grow to make the offset or sprig longer . In some cases they may give raise to a flower . If you cut the pourboire of a limb and off the terminal bud , this will boost the sidelong bud to grow into side branches ensue in a duncical , bushier flora . Lateral bud are lower down on the twig and are often at the point of leaf adherence . Pruning them encourages the final bud , resulting in a foresighted , thin leg . abeyant buds may stay static in the bark or stem and will only grow after the plant is cut back . Glossary : PruningNow is the pet time to prune this plant .
