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Blue Baron Azalea

lauraloo
18 years ago

Anyone know a good source for this azalea? I saw it in bloom at a nursery this spring, and it is beautiful, true delphinium blue. Like an idiot, I said Id come back for it. Of course, its gone. Anyone know anything about its habit?

Comments (4)

  • hawki
    18 years ago

    Song Sparrow Nursery has them for $19.95 in one gallon pots. Just got one from them three days ago; I don't know of any nursery that does a better job of protecting their plants in shipment. They come out of the double box looking like they just popped out of the garden.
    Don

  • lauraloo
    Original Author
    18 years ago

    Thanks for the reply! Looks like Song Sparrow has a lot of different trees and shrubs.

  • papalmguy
    9 years ago

    I have found them at Home depot here in Pittsburgh; they do very well here but still best to site them out of alot of wind.
    Stunning plant when grown well!

  • rhodyman
    9 years ago

    Beware of buying rhododendrons and azaleas at big box stores. The PA department of agriculture has discovered that thousands of plants infected with Sudden Oak Death (Phytopthora ramora) were sent to big box stores in PA. Rhododendrons and azaleas are alternate hosts of this disease which kills oak trees. Here is the warning:

    Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 11:05 AM
    Cc: asam@statecollegepa.us; jad100@psu.edu; kfe2@psu.edu; ddd2@psu.edu
    Subject: Phytophthora ramorum detected in plant shipment to PA
    ATTN: All who deal with woody ornamentals

    Phytophthora ramorum, the pathogen involved with Ramorum Blight/Sudden Oak Death was detected in plants (among a total shipment of 52,000 plants) shipped to PA from a nursery in Oregon. A mix of rhododendrons and other plants were sent to 'big box stores'. The PA Dept. of Ag is initiating a trace forward effort to try to find plants that may be infected, immediately starting with the big box stores. It is likely that some of the plants from that shipment have been sold.

    Any commercial nurseries, landscaper, etc. concerned with this issue should contact a PDA inspector or the Bureau of Plant Industry directly in Harrisburg and send samples via that route.

    Any homeowners concerned with this issue may contact Cooperative Extension and arrange to send a sample to the Plant Disease Clinic. CONCERN ABOUT P. RAMORUM SHOULD BE NOTED ON THE SAMPLE. It is not practical to test every sample for P. ramorum. Therefore, give Sara May a 'heads up' on pertinent samples. For detailed info about the Penn State Clinic, see:
    http://plantpath.psu.edu/facilities/plant-disease-clinic

    More information will be forthcoming, including fact sheets from PDA. Just be aware that there is a problem and that you may be receiving questions from clientele about this issue.

    Gary W. Moorman, Prof. of Plant Pathology
    The Pennsylvania State University
    Dept. of Plant Pathology & Environmental Microbiology
    111 Buckhout Lab
    University Park, PA 16802-4506
    Office 814-863-7401 (voice mail after 4 rings)
    fax: 814-863-7217
    gmoorman@psu.edu

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