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Azalea opening (Original Post)
elleng
Apr 16
OP
Nice bloom color, very subtle. If it drops all its leaves every winter, its deciduous
RainCaster
Apr 16
#3
They may return next year- ours did after the eagles chased them out last season
RainCaster
Apr 16
#7
RainCaster
(10,913 posts)1. It looks like a deciduous azalea to me- is it?
elleng
(131,081 posts)2. Prolly, been here since before I arrived (10 years ago.)
RainCaster
(10,913 posts)3. Nice bloom color, very subtle. If it drops all its leaves every winter, its deciduous
Does it have any scent? Some deciduous ones do. We have several deciduous ones, in pink, yellow and orange. Then a whole bunch that are evergreen, with dark green leaves and red, purple or deep pink blooms.
elleng
(131,081 posts)4. No scent.
Looks like it DOES drop all it's leaves, and what there are are not DARK green. ONLY this pale lavendar; would LOVE red and deep pink, but I'm 'just' a poor renter! so I live with it as is!
Haven't studied in detail; SHOULD have!
Here's a slightly wider view:
RainCaster
(10,913 posts)5. "Just" a poor renter- I love your osprey posts
elleng
(131,081 posts)6. Me too, but they're not here, darn geese took over the nest,
so now I can only post oldies.
RainCaster
(10,913 posts)7. They may return next year- ours did after the eagles chased them out last season
elleng
(131,081 posts)8. Fingers crossed! It's happened over the past 2-3 years.
Donkees
(31,452 posts)10. Looks like the Korean azalea 'Poukhanense'
elleng
(131,081 posts)11. Yes it does.