Grocery store azaleas

[Little stub]

Has anyone used them. They have wonderful colors. Are they only ground in doors. Thanks to all.

 

[0soyoung]

Outdoor plants! Some, such as most satsukis, do well in shade but, even then, light levels are higher than in one's house. Get some. Put them in pots and you can bring each inside for a few days to enjoy. Of course they can also be planted in the ground. I've got lots of them in my yard and in pots.

It really doesn't matter what merchant you buy them from if you just want 'azaleas'. When you become picky and/or interested in particular characteristics (e.g., flower color, flowering time, flower shape, leaf size, and color, deciduous, evergreen) then you likely will be paying more to specialized vendors.

 

[sorce]

Welcome to Crazy!

Zone9?

Ain't @Mellow Mullet flea market in zone 9?

Sorce

 

[barrosinc]

Azaleas do awesome in zone 9 outdoors. At least were I live.
Welcome!

 

[Mellow Mullet]

Welcome to Crazy!

Zone9?

Ain't @Mellow Mullet flea market in zone 9?

Sorce

You are correct, Zone 9, and I have a couple that were purchased at supermarkets. More for the flowers than anything else as they are usually little more that three or four rooted cuttings in a pot. They do seem to bloom almost continuously. As Oso said, outside plants, but I think Grimmy had success growing some inside. I have found them to not be very cold hardy, so I do shelter them from extreme cold (the two or three days that we get below freezing).

John

 

[0soyoung]

I do shelter them from extreme cold (the two or three days that we get below freezing).

I'm in zone 8 and the only azalea I've ever lost was in the ground in full sun where proper irrigation was a problem. I don't do anything special with ones I have in pots other than to sit the pots one the ground in the winter. In other words, I doubt that zone 9's coldest cold is a problem. But there is all that stuff with 'varieties' - some are very hardy, some are not.

 

[sorce]

I think Grimmy had success growing some inside.

Thanks John!
I know if I was anywhere close to that flea market....hell...if I was in zone 9 at all! I would own some azaleas from there!

There are other tales of indoor azaleas for sure.

But the flea market ones.....
What ever those are...

I'd rock them!

Sorce

 

[GrimLore]

I have since found the one's I had to be Azalea indica ‘Inga’. They grew near the windowsill just fine for a few years. I was winging it with care as I had no idea what the variety was. They seem to do best at temperatures between 68 and 71f and all four of them did well in a mix of crushed granite, cactus mix, and pumice. I fertilized them with 20-20-20 and that also suits them well. They were all in fast draining bulb pots and I tossed a small amount of water on the surface and fill the drain tray to 1/2 inch every few days. Prior to water I rotated them 180 degrees. I was told they are difficult to keep indoors by the Azalea Society Of America so I sent them further details on humidity and such for which I received many thanks.
Unfortunately after some very good years I put them outside in Spring of 2015 and lost them along with all other plants to Pseudomonas syringae. Regardless I will be repopulating the entrance way with them here when they are available at one the better quality Nurseries here - I don't recommend Big Box or grocery purchases for a variety of reasons.



Grimmy

 

[Little stub]

I have since found the one's I had to be Azalea indica ‘Inga’. They grew near the windowsill just fine for a few years. I was winging it with care as I had no idea what the variety was. They seem to do best at temperatures between 68 and 71f and all four of them did well in a mix of crushed granite, cactus mix, and pumice. I fertilized them with 20-20-20 and that also suits them well. They were all in fast draining bulb pots and I tossed a small amount of water on the surface and fill the drain tray to 1/2 inch every few days. Prior to water I rotated them 180 degrees. I was told they are difficult to keep indoors by the Azalea Society Of America so I sent them further details on humidity and such for which I received many thanks.
Unfortunately after some very good years I put them outside in Spring of 2015 and lost them along with all other plants to Pseudomonas syringae. Regardless I will be repopulating the entrance way with them here when they are available at one the better quality Nurseries here - I don't recommend Big Box or grocery purchases for a variety of reasons.

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Grimmy

thank you. I live in zone 9. Will try one.
Thanks again

 

[GrimLore]

I live in zone 9. Will try one.

The first step is choosing a greenhouse variety not a hardy outdoor type. They are not always labeled like that but most that are sold indoors are greenhouse types. They add a lot of nice color and you can control the blooms using greenhouse methods. Nice plants

Grimmy