Encore Azalea - purple flower

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carots Danvers, MA Apr 20, 2010

I have lots of buds on my EA, but leaves are very sparse. I've read pruning is not necessary and wonder if there;'s anything I should do to increase foliage. I live in Zone 6 and EA was planted last spring.

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Smokey_SC Piedmont, SC(Zone 7b) Apr 20, 2010

I have one that is the same way.Mine is blooming. I am going to treat mine with Bayer Advanced All-In-One Rose & Flower Care. You can read about it at Bayer.com.

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carots Danvers, MA Apr 23, 2010

Then I can assume the problem is disease? Have you ever pruned your Encore Azalea? I was wondering if the leaf shortage on my EA had to do with the zone I was in? The EA I have is the only one mentioned for zone 6A, all others say zone 7?

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postmandug Bardstown, KY(Zone 6a) Apr 23, 2010

carots, I'd say if you have lots of buds you don't have a disease problem. I think EA's are just like that in certain climates. I also live in zone 6A and mine seem to have lost a lot of leaves during the winter but are coming back just fine. Mine are also only a year old (or less)

Doug

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NatureLover1950 Vicksburg, MS(Zone 8a) Apr 23, 2010

I have lots of azaleas, including one Encore, and they all drop approximately 1/3 to half of their leaves during the winter. All the ones I have put on their blooms and then, as the blooms fade, they begin to put on their new leaves for the current year. All of my azaleas are several years old.

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carots Danvers, MA Apr 27, 2010

Thanks for replies. EA is looking pretty with all the blooms so I will hope for more leaf growth!

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