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Just because the growing season is coming to an end doesn’t mean that your work in the garden is through. Many plants, trees, and shrubs require pruning during different times of the year so ...
Evergreen rhododendrons - large group of evergreen shrubs that vary greatly in size. Most rhododendron flowers are bell-shaped and have 10 stamens. Vireya rhododendrons: epiphytic tender shrubs [67] Azaleas – group of shrubs which have smaller and thinner leaves than evergreen rhododendrons. They are generally medium-sized shrubs with smaller ...
Different pruning techniques may be used on herbaceous plants than those used on perennial woody plants. Reasons to prune plants include deadwood removal, shaping (by controlling or redirecting growth), improving or sustaining health, reducing risk from falling branches, preparing nursery specimens for transplanting, and both harvesting and ...
Azaleas (/ ə ˈ z eɪ l i ə / ə-ZAY-lee-ə) are flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, particularly the former sections Tsutsusi (evergreen) and Pentanthera (deciduous). Azaleas bloom in the spring (April and May in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, and October and November in the Southern Hemisphere), [ 1 ] their flowers often lasting ...
If left to grow freely, lavender will become leggy and untidy. To ensure these plants look and feel their best, we asked experts to share their tips for pruning lavender the right way. Meet the Expert
The following is a list of rhododendron cultivars and species which have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.They are mostly hardy evergreen shrubs with abundant, brilliantly-coloured, trumpet-shaped flowers, often in large spherical trusses.
Rhododendron catawbiense, with common names Catawba rosebay, [2] Catawba rhododendron, [3] mountain rosebay, [3] purple ivy, [3] purple laurel, [3] purple rhododendron, [3] red laurel, [3] rosebay, [3] rosebay laurel, [3] is a species of Rhododendron native to the eastern United States, growing mainly in the southern Appalachian Mountains from West Virginia south to northern Alabama.
Hymenanthes, with approximately 225 species, and subgenus Rhododendron, with approx. 400 species, comprise what gardeners typically describe as "Rhododendrons." Two subgenera are generally known to gardeners as "Azaleas", and include many fewer true species: Pentanthera , which comprises the deciduous azaleas, and Tsutsusi , which includes ...