Mock Azalea
Menziesia ciliicalyx var. multiflora
Ericaceae · broadleaf · introduced
Quick Facts
Light
Part Shade to Shade
Hardiness
Zone Zones 6a–8b
Origin
Japan (Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku)
Diseases (9)
Root Rot (Phytophthora spp.)
Podosphaera aphanis var. aphanis Powdery Mildew
Ovulinia azaleae Ovulinia Petal Blight
Non-pathogenic (iron deficiency) Lime-induced Chlorosis
Various fungi (Phyllosticta spp., Septoria spp., Cercospo... Leaf Spot
Exobasidium vaccinii Leaf and Flower Gall
Cylindrocladium scoparium Cylindrocladium Blight and Root Rot
Botrytis cinerea Botrytis Petal Blight
Marginal leaf necrosis