{"id":718,"date":"2010-11-08T22:23:03","date_gmt":"2010-11-09T03:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maryahernartist.com\/garden-blog\/?p=718"},"modified":"2010-11-09T17:35:14","modified_gmt":"2010-11-09T22:35:14","slug":"rhododendrons-and-azaleas-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryahernartist.com\/garden-blog\/rhododendrons-and-azaleas-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhododendrons and Azaleas- Classification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is an outline of a ten minute talk I gave to the Centerport Garden Club on November 9, 2010<\/p>\n<p><strong>Botanical Classification<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rhododendrons and azaleas belong to the genus <em>Rhododendron<\/em> of the heath family (Ericaceae).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The      heath family includes the heaths and heathers, blueberries, mountain      laurels and several other ornamental plant groups.\u00a0 Most members of      this family require acid soil and good drainage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\">\n<dl id=\"attachment_720\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 442px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryahernartist.com\/garden-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/DSC03401-rhododendrons1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-737\" title=\"DSC03401-rhododendrons\" src=\"http:\/\/maryahernartist.com\/garden-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/DSC03401-rhododendrons1.jpg\" alt=\"Rhododendron collection\" width=\"432\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryahernartist.com\/garden-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/DSC03401-rhododendrons1.jpg 432w, https:\/\/maryahernartist.com\/garden-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/DSC03401-rhododendrons1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a>This is a selection of the Rhododendrons submitted to the judging of the Spring Flower Show at the NY Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society at Planting Fields Arboretum<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Where are Rhododendron\u2019s from?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some are native to the US.<\/p>\n<p>The British became the first explorers to seek out new additions.<\/p>\n<p>Collecting has brought plants, seeds &amp; cuttings from Japan, China &amp; the Himalayas.<\/p>\n<p>New species are still being collected in central China.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1800\u2019s they were so expensive &amp; were considered a rich person\u2019s plant. They appeared on estates and in arboretums.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the Rhodi\u2019s we know today are hybrids created from the parents of the plants collected by these plant explorers.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\">\n<dl id=\"attachment_719\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 442px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><strong><strong> <\/strong> <\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/maryahernartist.com\/garden-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/DSC00159-azaleas1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-739\" title=\"DSC00159-azaleas\" src=\"http:\/\/maryahernartist.com\/garden-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/DSC00159-azaleas1.jpg\" alt=\"Azalea garden\" width=\"432\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryahernartist.com\/garden-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/DSC00159-azaleas1.jpg 432w, https:\/\/maryahernartist.com\/garden-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/DSC00159-azaleas1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a>Azaleas blooming in May in my garden in Northport NY<\/strong> <\/strong><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Common Types<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Large      leaf evergreen Rhodi\u2019s: Great for screening and as a backdrop behind the      flower garden, Catawbiense, English Roseum, Scintillation, Maximum<\/li>\n<li>Small      leaf evergreen Rhodi\u2019s: some sport beautiful mahogany leaves during the      winter months, Aglo, Dora Amateus, Mary Fleming, the PJM\u2019s<\/li>\n<li>Yakushimanum      hybrids: usually 3\u2019wx3\u2019h with woolly indumentum on dark green leaves. Have      wonderful winter interest, Crete, Fantastica, Ken Janek, Percy Wiseman,      Prince &amp; Princess<\/li>\n<li>Species      Rhododendrons, can present well in a mixed flower, shrub border. There is      a species rhododendron garden in DC.<\/li>\n<li>Azaleas-Evergreen:      Michael Dirr begins his Azalea Cultivar &amp; Hybrid Group section with:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u201cIn some respects, it is paralyzingly frightening to attempt to present the cultivars of azaleas.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There are so many but you can begin to study them realizing that some are named for their hybridizers: i.e. Girard Hybrids, Glen Dale Hybrids, Polly Hill\u2019s North Tisbury Hybrids. Others by their location: i.e. Linwood Hybrids, Karume Hybrids of Japan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_____________________________________________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an outline of a ten minute talk I gave to the Centerport Garden Club on November 9, 2010 Botanical Classification Rhododendrons and azaleas belong to the genus Rhododendron of the heath family (Ericaceae). 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