We've recently bought property in Sparta Georgia and on it is a pretty pink flowering tree I can't identify. It looks like it may be in the mountain laurel family.
new to Georgia
Welcome to Georgia and DG........lucky you to find a beautiful native azalea!!
actually that one of th native azeleas/ rhodendrons. oh shoot i just bought one and cant think of its name. will look and see if i still have the tag.
Guys, how do you tell between native azaleas and mountain laurel? They look the same to me. I do know that native azaleas are always deciduous, right? Also, there is a "mom" in woods between us and neighbor with lots of little guys around her, some too close to a big pine to ever thrive. I tried to pot some (got neighbor's permission) but failed. There are more of them, so I'm going to try again in the fall. Any advice?
Piedmont azalea is a native deciduous azalea with a lovely fragrance. Mountain laurel has a tight cluster of flowers that are round cupped shapes with glossy evergreen leafs. Native azaleas are fairly easy to grow in the Atlanta area whereas mountain laurel (kalmia) is a bit more tricky.
Soup, I tried also to dig up some of the babies from the mama, to no avail. The root system was just too much for me so I just enjoy them from a distance. You can find native azaleas at a few nurseries, but only specialty nurseries.
Yeah, and the ones I've seen were sooo expensive. Again, thanks for the info, y'all. Clifland, I don't know if you're new just to Sparta or to the forum, or both, since I'm new myself, but isn't this forum terrific? I appreciate every little drop of advice and knowledge. Sheila
Thank you, everyone. I am new to DG and really haven't moved to Sparta yet., but we're in the building process.
I didn't even know there were azalea trees! Obviously I have a lot to learn.
Thank you, again!!
Welcome to georgia, sparta is a nice small town. One you get settled in, go visit the nursery on hwy 22 near milledgeville, and courson's winery on the same highway in devereaux.
Hmmm...imagine that. I thought it was some kind of honeysuckle, based on the flower shape and long stamen. I live in S. Georgia and see lots of these on the sides of the back roads I take to work in the mornings. Always wondered what it was.