Azalea opening

[elleng]

[RainCaster]

1. It looks like a deciduous azalea to me- is it?

[elleng]

2. Prolly, been here since before I arrived (10 years ago.)

[RainCaster]

3. Nice bloom color, very subtle. If it drops all its leaves every winter, its deciduous

Does it have any scent? Some deciduous ones do. We have several deciduous ones, in pink, yellow and orange. Then a whole bunch that are evergreen, with dark green leaves and red, purple or deep pink blooms.

[elleng]

4. No scent.

Looks like it DOES drop all it's leaves, and what there are are not DARK green. ONLY this pale lavendar; would LOVE red and deep pink, but I'm 'just' a poor renter! so I live with it as is!

Haven't studied in detail; SHOULD have!

Here's a slightly wider view:

[RainCaster]

5. "Just" a poor renter- I love your osprey posts

[elleng]

6. Me too, but they're not here, darn geese took over the nest,

so now I can only post oldies.

[RainCaster]

7. They may return next year- ours did after the eagles chased them out last season

[elleng]

8. Fingers crossed! It's happened over the past 2-3 years.

[Bayard]

9. Lovely!

[Donkees]

10. Looks like the Korean azalea 'Poukhanense'

[elleng]

11. Yes it does.