比利时杜鹃花Rhododendron

品种	比利时杜鹃花Rhododendron hybri

ThisBelgiumazaleaisahybridizationbetweenRhododendronindcumandRhododendronsimsiiandhasacompact,low,spreadingtoroundedformthatistwiggyanddense.Eventheleavesarenotablysmaller,makingitthewonderfulbonzaiplantthatitwasoriginallybredtobe.Flowersreach2inchesacross,arepinkanddecoratedwithroseflecks.Flowersbloominlatespringandarelargeandshowy.Plantasyouwouldanyoftheotherazaleas:highandinwell-drained,acidsoil,richwithorganicmatter.Thisisafrontoftheborderazaleabecauseofitslowerheight.Perfectforthesmallergarden.Satsukisseemtobeabletohandlealittlemoresunlightthanmostazaleas,butthisdoesnotmean"hot"sun.Filteredlightisstillbest.TheSatsukiareoftenprunedinthetheJapanesegarden.Ifthisisthelookyouaretryingtoobtain,remember,pruneimmediatelyafterflowering,soyouwontcutoffanyofnextyearsbuds.Thoughazaleashaveapotentiallylargelistofsiblepestanddiseaseproblems,theyareusuallytroublefreeifplantedcorrectlyinproperculturalconditions.