This series of Key Plant, Key Pests publications are designed for Florida gardeners, horticulturalists, and landscape professionals to help identify common pests associated with common Florida flora. This publication, the sixth in the Key Plant, ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
A: Most likely a fungus is causing the leaf spot on your azalea leaves. Be sure the irrigation heads are not hitting the leaves directly; it would be better for the plant to receive water at the root area. The water splashes on the leaves and ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseQ: What is wrong with my azaleas? Some of them have died and others have branches that are in process of dying. With all the rain we have been getting, I have noticed that our property stays wet for at least a day or even longer. Do you have ... READ MORE
Category: Home LandscapesQ: The lot next door was heavily treed but has just been partially cleared to make way for a house. As a result my azaleas on that side now receive much more light and a good deal of direct sun. How will this affect them? Some have gotten quite ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
A: Both wild and domesticated varieties of azalea can be toxic to animals. The severity of the symptoms will differ depending on the size of the animal and how much was ingested. It would be unusual for dogs or cats to ingest azalea leaves if ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
A: This is one of the most common questions I get every February. Gardenias, like azaleas, would need to be pruned after they have finished flowering, which will be sometime late spring or early summer. The best management practice for most ... READ MORE
Category: Home LandscapesYou could certainly argue that the azalea bloom is the symbol of the southeast during spring time. This time of year, yards across the panhandle explode with vibrant colors of this unmistakable flower bloom. Even though Florida’s azalea plants ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureFleshy distortions are appearing on some azaleas this time of year. What is responsible for this? A fungus, Exobasidium vaccinia, likes our cool, wet spring weather and infects azalea leaves and flower petals. This disease likes a cool, wet, ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureTallahassee Democrat June 20, 2014 Photo by Janeen Langley: Rufous Hummingbird and Native Blueberry By Donna Legare We planted blueberry bushes in 1983 as a present to my father-in-law for ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes