{"id":1135,"date":"2011-05-13T12:00:34","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T16:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=1135"},"modified":"2011-05-09T12:48:50","modified_gmt":"2011-05-09T16:48:50","slug":"%e2%80%98janet-blair%e2%80%99-rhododendron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2011\/05\/13\/%e2%80%98janet-blair%e2%80%99-rhododendron\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Janet Blair\u2019 Rhododendron"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1185\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Rhododendron-Janet-Blair-2.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1185\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1185\" title=\"Rhododendron 'Janet Blair'- (2)\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Rhododendron-Janet-Blair-2-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Rhododendron-Janet-Blair-2-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Rhododendron-Janet-Blair-2-1024x687.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#39;Janet Blair&#39; rhododendron<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here in the Southern Appalachian region (USDA zones 6 and 7) rhododendrons can be challenging. Of critical importance is to choose a good garden spot and to plant a hardy cultivar. Over the past 25 years \u2018Janet Blair\u2019 has been one of the most reliable varieties in my Northeast Tennessee garden.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u2018Janet Blair\u2019 bears medium-sized light pink flower trusses. Individual flowers\u00a0hold a frilled edge, a golden eye\u00a0bronze center, and are light fragrantce. \u2018Janet Blair\u2019 grows vigorously and is very heat and drought tolerant, averaging six feet in height and spread\u00a0after 10 years. It branches well, exhibiting a mounding growth habit with glossy green foliage.<\/p>\n<p>Whether your garden soil is sand, silt, or clay, generously amend it prior to planting with peat moss and compost. The soil must be moderately acidic (pH below 5.8) and well drained. Mulching after planting aids in soil moisture retention,\u00a0reduces weeds, and\u00a0helps\u00a0cool\u00a0shallow rhododendron roots.<\/p>\n<p>Like most rhodies, Janet Blair needs partial protection from harsh afternoon summer sun and drying winter winds. Irrigate newly planted rhododendrons during the first two summers to insure their long term survival. Pruning is rarely necessary and is best performed within one month after blossom fall. Removing spent flowers promotes new growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Janet Blair\u2019 is a Dexter hybrid originated by David Leach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here in the Southern Appalachian region (USDA zones 6 and 7) rhododendrons can be challenging. Of critical importance is to choose a good garden spot and to plant a hardy cultivar. Over the past 25 years \u2018Janet Blair\u2019 has been one of the most reliable varieties in my Northeast Tennessee garden. \u00a0\u2018Janet Blair\u2019 bears medium-sized [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,605,521,551,202,712,630,646,7,1,553,455,642],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1135"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1135"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1186,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1135\/revisions\/1186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}