A: I noticed some diseased leaves on my camellias today. I’ve had these plants for the past 10 years, and I don’t remember them ever having camellia leaf gall before.

Azaleas generally drop leaves from December to February, while hollies do it in March or April just as or before new growth appears. Gardenias experience leaf drop in fall and again in spring, ...

With azaleas and camellias, leaves become large and distorted, and eventually a white powder covers the galls. The white growth consists of spores, which is how the fungus reproduces.

The azalea pictured here “Garden Rainbow" blooms in June after the leaves sprout for the summer. There are also several newer varieties of landscape azaleas that are capable of reblooming in the ...

Have you noticed an azalea or a camellia whose leaves are two to three times the normal size and are thick and fleshy? Skip to main content. You have permission to edit this article. Edit ...

A: These small, black spots are on the back or underside of the leaves, which makes me think those are the shells of old lacebugs. It is much easier to manage azalea lacebugs in spring or summer ...

Don’t confuse them with the similarly-named, unrelated, larger and clear-winged lacewings, which are beneficial predators.

Also, azaleas have hairs that are parallel to the surface of the leaf, whereas instead of having hairs, rhododendrons have scales or dots under their leaves. Azalea flowers are funnel shaped ...

The azalea pictured here “Garden Rainbow" blooms in June after the leaves sprout for the summer. There are also several newer varieties of landscape azaleas that are capable of reblooming in the ...