About This Episode
A reader is discouraged by azaleas not blooming.
Plus, Grumpys low-maintenance plant of the week.
They didn’t bloom this spring, and it doesn’t appear they’ve set buds for fall either.
Should I just replace them?"
Repeat blooming azaleas such as the Encores, they need a little more sun thantraditional azaleas.
But I would wait on doing that until after you see what they do in the fall.
And then they’ll have plenty of time to make flower buds for the fall bloom.
It’s also a great plant for pollinators.
They love the flowers, and it blooms generally around June or July.
So it’s usually very good for planting just about anywhere.
It’s not going to take over, or block things, or shade them out.
So you might use them in a lot of different places.
It has lavender blue flowers, early in the summer, and they’re really, really pretty.
And here’s another thing that’s good about this one.
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