Does it have leaves all year long?
2007-05-31 11:59:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
A coniferous plant is cone bearing plant and not necessarily even evergreen (bald cypress and tamarack are coniferous, but not evergreen).
An azalea is a rhododendron, many of which are evergreen. But rhodos don't make cones, so they're not coniferous.
make sense?
2007-05-31 13:23:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The definition of coniferous is as follows:
coniferous
A adjective
1 coniferous, cone-bearing' of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves.
Here's a good website on Azaleas w/explanations: http://www.extension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/hort/g06825.htm
2007-05-31 12:14:18 · answer #2 · answered by fair2midlynn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is considered evergreen but not coniferous. Coniferous would have needles like a pine tree.
2007-05-31 12:16:27 · answer #3 · answered by Glenn G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some do some do not.....I would have to see a picture of the plant to determine ...
General rule is thus,,,if the Azalea has tough shiny leaves it is Evergreen....if it has Soft duller leaves it is deciduous.
hope this helps!
2007-05-31 12:10:41 · answer #4 · answered by REDMEAT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most azaleas (rhododendron) are deciduous, but some can be evergreen.
2007-05-31 12:06:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't know about all of them but all the azaleas i've seen do retain there leaves in the winter they go to a lighter shade of green,they darken to a richer shade in the spring before they start to bloom
2007-05-31 13:24:54 · answer #6 · answered by thomasl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋