AALSMEER

HORTICULTURAL SITES

AZALEA / RHODODENDRONS

Azalea, Alpenrose, Azalee, Rhododendro

Picture right: Rhododendron

name : Tessa

colour : Pink

You will find the next information over :

• Care and handling:
• Tips for the wholesaler and for the retailer
  
• Tips and care handling for the consumer
  
• Tips during transport
  
• Quick link to Rhododendron Web
  
• General plant information and the definition of quality in text with 13 pictures ( gif ) regarding Dutch grown plants.
  

Picture left: selling Stadium 2 - 50 % of the buds show their colour .
Picture right: Stadium 4 some flowers are open.

Information for the Wholesaler :

The period of availability of Azaleas is contantly spreading ( already from July up to and including May ) .

See also this week's wholesale prices DUTCH PLANT PRICES

The recommended storage and transport temperature lies between 5 and 15 degrees Celcius, 42 and 55 degrees Fharenheit.
Picture: left selling Stadium 1- 20 % bud show their colour.
Picture: right Stadium 3 Buds are sprung / in flower

Information for the Retailer :

Azaleas are available nearly all the year round ( from July up to and including May).
Maintain a storage temperature of 15 degrees Celcius, 55 degrees Fharenheit.
Make sure tht the soil balls are always moist.
Azalea need a great deal of moisture.
If the soil ball is dry, plunge in a bucket of tepid water for half an hour.
Avoid draugt and severe temperature variations.
Never display Azalea in full sun.

Picture: left selling Stadium 1- 20 % bud show their colour .
Picture:right selling Stadium 3 Buds are sprung / in flower

Information for the Consumer :

Azaleas like fresh, fairly humid air.
Azalea will flower for longer periods if position in a cool room is also suittable.
Place an Azalea in bud or bloom in good bright light but out of direct sunlight.
The lager the plant, the more easily it is carried over into another year.
Make sure that the soil is constantly moist at the roots. Water them plantifull. Stand pot on a saucer of damp peddles for extra humidity.
Once a week plunge the Azalea in a bucket of tepid water.
Spraying will increase the atmospheric humidity, but the flowers may become stained.
If your water contains lime, plants may become chlorotic, with the result that their leaves will turn yellow.
Remove faded flowers together with the flower-stalk to encourage other buds to open.
When in bloom, do not add any nitriments.

Picture: left selling Stadium 4

Picture:right selling Stadium 1

Information during transport :

The most favourable temperature in transit lies between 5 and 15 degrees Celcius.
At the above temperatures plants must not be kept in transit for more than a week.
Higher temperatures or prolonged transport may lead to limp flowers, petal edging and leaf drop.
Avoid severe temperature fluctuations and draught.

Picture: left selling Stadium 4

Picture:right selling Stadium 3