Blind Azalea Collector Plants

Blind Azalea Collector PlantsUSDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 6? Native Range: Japan. Soil: Moist, well drained, low pH. Light: Full sun to light shade. Height in the Garden: 10"? Attributes: Extremely dwarfed azalea type Rhododendron with minute foliage, with the occasional sport. The 'sport' stems have slightly larger foliage, and may in fact be where flowers are borne. The plants are highly congested and consist of multitudinous basal stems. They gradually spread laterally. Notes: I

swollen receptacle

Prune in late winter or early spring to maintain a balanced shape and remove any deadwood

Native Range: Eastern and central Mexico

Unique bristly or burr-like hips (fruit) that resemble chestnut burrs

It turns bright yellow in autumn

Attributes: This is a low growing

I may try to field grow some for bonsai in the future

basal roots

The entire breadth of Mexico is a botanical hotspot and treasure chest of extreme oak and conifer diversity rivaled only by East Asia

Dies back in winter in cooler zones but regrows from rhizomes in spring

mongolica is a medium to large sized tree with a wide spreading canopy

It is fast growing and develops 'lace bark' or bark that becomes a mosaic of brown