I'm thinking of adding several in our backyard. I've been to the www.encoreazalea.com website and have narrowed my list down to which ones I'm considering. But I wonder if anyone here has any experience with them. Are they reliable re-bloomers in the Atlanta area? They've only been around for a few years.
Does anyone have Encore Azaleas?
I planted a several last year and they did not make it through our drought this year. Probably not the plants' fault, but "operator error". I found this site and learned a lot about the proper way to plant azaleas a little too late to save my encores, but did manage to salvage most of the rest of my azaleas, and they are thriving now. I may try some again when I get through planting the rest of the stuff I have to plant. LOL.
I had very good luck with encore azaleas in Marietta. The second bloom was from August until December. They were in dappled shade with some getting as much as 4 hours of sun per day. The colors were red and pink, I did not like the salmon color. I will have some in my new yard after I have made the conversion from shade gardener to sun gardener-and find some part shade locations.
No luck here,
I managed to kill off 3 Encores last year.. or I should say 2 died.. and one is hanging in with no more than a limb leafing.. :(
I thought in thier dappled shade with about 3 hours of sun they would thrive.. Im sure it was any number of problems that did them in.
I have 4 encores - bought them as fairly small plants and they have grown very well - but they don't ever really bloom so fully as the regular azaleas. They bloom off and on without really making a show. I have mine where they get a great deal of sun, with some afternoon shade. I also have Pleasant and Girard as they do well in sun too.
I love to ride through Aiken, SC in the spring. The azaleas through the center of town are breath-taking, and I want them in my yard!!! Of course, they've been there for years and the plants are very mature, so maybe one day mine will look like that. I would love to see those blooms all year, but I think I would take a heavy bloom for a short period over a sporatic one for several months. There are no shortage of blooming plants from August to November at least.
Sterhill, I will have to check out those two varieties for my sunnier areas. Good info.