{"id":1910,"date":"2011-09-22T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T16:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=1910"},"modified":"2018-08-31T13:17:17","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T17:17:17","slug":"franklinia-will-survive-if%e2%80%a6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2011\/09\/22\/franklinia-will-survive-if%e2%80%a6\/","title":{"rendered":"Franklinia Will Survive If\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1911\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_3138.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1911\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1911\" title=\"IMG_3138\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_3138-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_3138-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_3138-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Franklinia at NC Arboretum in Asheville<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Franklinia (<em>Franklinia altamaha<\/em>) is admittedly a very finicky large shrub or small tree. Pure white, five-petal,\u00a02 \u00bd &#8211; 3 inch camellia-like flowers bloom sporadically from August thru mid-October. Flowers are slightly fragrant. In the fall glossy green leaves gradually transition to blends of red, orange and burgundy hues.<\/p>\n<p>Franklinia grows best on an eastern exposure site with full morning sunlight and sheltered from strong afternoon sun. Franklinia has a fibrous root system, preferring soil conditions similar to azaleas and rhododendrons. If growing rhododendrons are a challenge, stay away from franklinia. Soil must be compost-rich, excellently drained, and moderately acidic.<\/p>\n<p>Franklinia was named to honor Benjamin Franklin. Originally discovered growing in southeastern Georgia (USDA zone 8), franklinia grows surprisingly well in\u00a0our cooler Southern Appalachian region (USDA zones 6 and 7). The species is extinct in the wild, but readily available from internet nursery commerce.<\/p>\n<p>Fertilize in early spring with an acidic based soluble fertilizer such as Miracle Gro\u00ae, Miracid\u00ae, or Hollytone\u00ae. Franklinia also favors an annual feeding of Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) @ 1 Tablespoon per gallon of water per tree. Applying limestone or gypsum anywhere around the feeder roots of franklinia is highly discouraged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Franklinia (Franklinia altamaha) is admittedly a very finicky large shrub or small tree. Pure white, five-petal,\u00a02 \u00bd &#8211; 3 inch camellia-like flowers bloom sporadically from August thru mid-October. Flowers are slightly fragrant. In the fall glossy green leaves gradually transition to blends of red, orange and burgundy hues. Franklinia grows best on an eastern exposure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,357,707,1357,665,618,329,551,627,843,1059,601,777,1210,630,706,646,767,7,1222,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1910"}],"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=1910"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10904,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1910\/revisions\/10904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}