DEAR JESSICA: I have a rhododendron that has been thriving for the last five years. Suddenly this fall, some of the leaves began curling up. My husband pruned off the affected branches, but now more ...

Theresa H. of Santa Rosa asks: The leaves of my rhododendron are curling inward and turning brown, and the plant is wilting. What’s going on? Phytophthora cinnamoni (root rot), is a root rot disease ...

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FOR the past four years, Dr. Mark Brand has been inserting genes derived from an African frog into rhododendrons, trying to create a plant with extra resistance to the root rot caused by Phytophthora ...

I have a hybrid rhododendron in a pot. It has been growing in the pot for three to four years, but unfortunately it now appears to be dying. The leaves are looking pale and are starting to curl up and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If a lot of cold wind blows past your rhododendron in the winter, it will curl its leaves inward so less leaf surface is exposed; ...

I remember my wife once told me about a landscaper she was working with who talked about rhododendrons and azaleas as tri-annuals. The landscaper was implying that rhododendrons and azalea will only ...