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ID this pjm problem?

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Posted by mrorganic 5/6 (My Page) on
Sun, Nov 5, 06 at 12:19

Last fall (oct. 2005) I planted two PJM rhododendrons in similar soil/light conditions. Both flowered beautifully this spring and faired well through the summer heat. One is now not looking so hot. It's leaves are dark and have lost their luster, whereas the healthy plant's leaves are still green with some fall color. Can anyone identify the problem and tell me what I can do this late in the season?

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i'm no expert on them, but depending on where youre at, what your climate is like... i'm going to go with this. It looks like it got too hot and/or too dry. It also looks like it might be planted next to some asphalt(a driveway perhaps?) that too, will contribute to the heat that its getting as well as a nice glare off the asphalt in the hot part of the day. I am not sure that IS what it is planted next to, but having lost a couple myself, it looks to me as I said before.. too hot and too dry.

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  • Posted by bboy z8 WA USA (My Page) on
    Mon, May 7, 07 at 23:43

This cultivar seems to be quite a martyr to root rot, even more so than usual. Many plantings here mostly die out over the years. Think it has something to do with the R. carolinianum part of its heritage, although native to a hot region think I have read it is characteristic of very sandy soil areas.

  
 

 

 


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