{"id":2880,"date":"2012-05-01T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=2880"},"modified":"2012-02-07T12:12:11","modified_gmt":"2012-02-07T17:12:11","slug":"pinxterbloom-azalea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2012\/05\/01\/pinxterbloom-azalea\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinxterbloom Azalea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2881\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/DSC_0119.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2881\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2881\" title=\"DSC_0119\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/DSC_0119-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/DSC_0119-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/DSC_0119-1024x685.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pinxterbloom Azalea at Jenkins Arboretum in Philadelphia, PA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pinxterbloom (<em>Rhododendron periclymenoides<\/em>), formerly <em>R. nudiflorum<\/em>, is a hardy deciduous azalea native to a large geographic area\u00a0of the eastern United States. Pinxterbloom naturally grows\u00a0nearby streams in a light woodland setting, but appears to\u00a0tolerate dry rocky sites equally well after 2 years established. Shrub heights\u00a0vary from\u00a04-8 feet. Pinxterbloom spreads by underground stolons and shrubs may become quite dense.<\/p>\n<p>Flowers open in mid to late spring and are often mistaken for honeysuckle blooms.\u00a0Flower clusters (called &#8220;trusses&#8221;)\u00a0appear just before the leaves emerge and bear 6 &#8211; 12 blooms each, which open 1\u00bd\u00a0 &#8211; 2 inches wide.\u00a0 Flower colors vary among\u00a0species populations from white to dark pink, most pale to pastel pink. The open petals curve back to show off the long extended stamens and styles. Flower fragrance also varies among plant populations.<\/p>\n<p>Pinxterbloom azalea prefers an acidic, organically rich, moist, well-drained soil.\u00a0Root rot and plant death\u00a0often occur on poorly drained sites; planting on raised beds may be a good option on a\u00a0heavy clay\u00a0site. Partly shaded or dappled sun exposure is best.<\/p>\n<p>Disease and insect problems are infrequent when pinxterbloom azalea is sited correctly. Soil moisture and acidity are key factors for successfully growing U.S. native azaleas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pinxterbloom (Rhododendron periclymenoides), formerly R. nudiflorum, is a hardy deciduous azalea native to a large geographic area\u00a0of the eastern United States. Pinxterbloom naturally grows\u00a0nearby streams in a light woodland setting, but appears to\u00a0tolerate dry rocky sites equally well after 2 years established. Shrub heights\u00a0vary from\u00a04-8 feet. Pinxterbloom spreads by underground stolons and shrubs may become [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,711,605,774,745,627,863,777,630,705,646],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2880"}],"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=2880"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3117,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2880\/revisions\/3117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}