Hinode Giri Azalea

Hinode Giri Azalea Care

Rhododendron 'hinode Giri

What is the plant

Broadleaf evergreen shrub, an azalea, 3-4 ft (0.9-1.2 m), fairly compact. Leaves alternate, simple, small "azalea" type, up to 1.6 cm long, light glossy green, may turn wine red in fall and winter. Flowers abundant, single, vivid purplish red (58B), 2.5 cm wide, slender tube.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Hardiness zone

7a - 11

Difficulty

Easy

Hibernation

Cold Period

Toxicity

Poisonous

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Water Range: Normal to Moist.
Pruning
Prune lightly as needed to remove damaged or leggy branches after spring blooming is done.
Fertilizer
Prune every year immediately after bloom. For low-growing lavenders, trim back foliage 1 to 2 inches. Starting in a plant’s second year, all 2- to 4-foot lavenders should be cut back by about a third to keep the plant from getting overly woody. If a plant becomes woody and open in the center, remove a few of the oldest branches; take out more when new growth starts. If this doesn’t work, it’s time to dig out the plant and replace it. (Some commercial growers replace plants after 10 to 12 years.) If you won’t be harvesting the blooms of repeat performers, such as Spanish lavender, cut off faded lavender flowers to keep new ones coming. Snip stems when the bottom third of their blossoms are open; not all blooms are ready to cut at the same time. Remove leaves from the stems, gather stems in bunches, and secure each bundle with a rubber band. Use no more than 100 stems per bundle.

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Sunlight
Full sun, partial shade.
Soil
An ideal soil would be made up of 45% minerals (sand, clay, silt), 5 % organic (plant and animal) material, 25% air and 25% water. The mineral portion would be loam (20 – 30% clay, 30 – 50% silt and 30 – 50% sand).
Temperature
Tender plant – may be damaged or killed by low temperature.