Friday, February 22, 2008

The beautiful Azalea

Visser's Azalea
As many of you know, Visser's Florist & Greenhouses has lots and lots of azaleas. In fact, they are one of our best selling blooming plants. A recent article by David Robson in the Southern.com provides a great overview of the care of the plants. Here are some of the highlights:
  • Don't confuse florist azaleas with outdoor azaleas. The kind that comes from a florist will do fine on a patio, but should not be planted out in the yard.

  • Place them where they will get plenty of light but where they will be cool. Keep them out of direct sunlight. The like a little humidity so mist them once in a while.

  • Keep them damp by watering them a little every day or every other day--just a little. Don't keep them drenched in water. Make sure the pot has plenty of drainage.

  • If the leaves turn yellow, the soil is too alkaline, or that the plant is too warm and dry. Talk to your local plant expert, like Linda Latouche, greenhouse manager at Visser's.

After the blooms die, don't discard the plant. Properly taken care of, the blooms will come back year after year.

So, what are you waiting for? They don't cost much, and the reward of having such a beautiful plant in your house is truly wonderful.





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