{"id":1873,"date":"2015-01-09T17:49:23","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T22:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/?p=1873"},"modified":"2016-10-13T17:54:39","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T21:54:39","slug":"protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting Rhododendrons from Winter Winds"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"subheader\">Question &amp; Answer<\/h3>\n<h3>Protecting Rhododendrons from Winter Winds<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_1877\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/rhodo1_800-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"Rhododendron desiccation Photo credits: Rosie Lerner\/Purdue University\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Rhododendron desiccation Photo credits: Rosie Lerner\/Purdue University\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1877\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/rhodo1_800-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Rhododendron desiccation Photo credits: Rosie Lerner\/Purdue University.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/rhodo1_800-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/rhodo1_800-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/rhodo1_800-1-313x235.jpg 313w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/rhodo1_800-1-31x23.jpg 31w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/rhodo1_800-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rhododendron desiccation<br \/>Photo credits: Rosie Lerner\/Purdue University<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Q.<\/strong> I planted a new rhododendron a couple of months ago, and the leaves are already turning yellow and curling up this winter. The plant is on the west side of the house, which was the sunniest location we have. Is there anything I can do to save it? D.L., Lafayette, Indiana.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A.<\/strong> Extreme cold and high winds are especially tough on broadleaved evergreens such as rhododendron\u00a0because they have\u00a0a greater surface area through which to lose water, compared to deciduous plants and needled evergreens. And newly planted specimens are particularly vulnerable as they have not yet had a chance to establish a vigorous root system.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1878\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/rhodo800-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"Cold and wind can cause rhododendrons to lose water.\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Cold and wind can cause rhododendrons to lose water.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1878\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/rhodo800-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"picture of a rhododendron showing how cold and wind can cause rhododendrons to lose water.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/rhodo800-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/rhodo800-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/rhodo800-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/rhodo800-1-313x235.jpg 313w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/rhodo800-1-31x23.jpg 31w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/rhodo800-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cold and wind can cause rhododendrons to lose water.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Symptoms on rhododendron often include yellow, beige, brown or purplish foliage and leaf margins that are curled or rolled. \u00a0Severe or prolonged desiccation will result in dead twigs and buds; however, many specimens can recover if the winter is not too severe. We have much more weather to get through this winter before we know the extent of injury.<\/p>\n<p>While there&#8217;s not much to be done about cold weather, you could provide a windscreen for susceptible plants. If you are considering adding additional broadleaved evergreens to your plantings, site them on the east side of the house, away from prevailing winter winds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question &amp; Answer Protecting Rhododendrons from Winter Winds Q. I planted a new rhododendron a couple of months ago, and the leaves are already turning yellow and curling up this winter. The plant is on the west side of the house, which was the sunniest location we have. Is there anything I can do to save it? D.L., Lafayette, Indiana. A. Extreme cold and high winds are especially tough on broadleaved evergreens such as rhododendron\u00a0because&#8230;<span id=\"post-label-1873\" class=\"sr-only\">Read more about Protecting Rhododendrons from Winter Winds<\/span><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\/\" aria-labelledby=\"post-label-1873\">[Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[46],"class_list":["post-1873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","publication-in-the-grow"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Protecting Rhododendrons from Winter Winds - Indiana Yard and Garden - Purdue Consumer Horticulture<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Protecting Rhododendrons from Winter Winds - Indiana Yard and Garden - Purdue Consumer Horticulture\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Question &amp; Answer Protecting Rhododendrons from Winter Winds Q. I planted a new rhododendron a couple of months ago, and the leaves are already turning yellow and curling up this winter. The plant is on the west side of the house, which was the sunniest location we have. Is there anything I can do to save it? D.L., Lafayette, Indiana. A. Extreme cold and high winds are especially tough on broadleaved evergreens such as rhododendron\u00a0because...Read more about Protecting Rhododendrons from Winter Winds[Read More]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Indiana Yard and Garden - Purdue Consumer Horticulture\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Purdue-Home-Hort-716960998353855\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-01-09T22:49:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-10-13T21:54:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/rhodo1_800-1-300x225.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rosie Lerner\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@PurdueHomeHort\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PurdueHomeHort\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rosie Lerner\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Rosie Lerner\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/477baba12dde3a697415f60d785c9b1b\"},\"headline\":\"Protecting Rhododendrons from Winter Winds\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-01-09T22:49:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-10-13T21:54:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":254,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/rhodo1_800-1-300x225.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\\\/\",\"name\":\"Protecting Rhododendrons from Winter Winds - Indiana Yard and Garden - Purdue Consumer Horticulture\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/rhodo1_800-1-300x225.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-01-09T22:49:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-10-13T21:54:39+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/rhodo1_800-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/rhodo1_800-1.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":600,\"caption\":\"Rhododendron desiccation Photo credits: Rosie Lerner\\\/Purdue University\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Protecting Rhododendrons from Winter Winds\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/\",\"name\":\"Indiana Yard and Garden - Purdue Consumer Horticulture\",\"description\":\"A Purdue Extension Service for Home Gardeners\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Indiana Yard and Garden \u2013 Purdue Consumer Horticulture\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/PU-H-Full-RGB.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/PU-H-Full-RGB.png\",\"width\":1257,\"height\":225,\"caption\":\"Indiana Yard and Garden \u2013 Purdue Consumer Horticulture\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/Purdue-Home-Hort-716960998353855\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/PurdueHomeHort\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/477baba12dde3a697415f60d785c9b1b\",\"name\":\"Rosie Lerner\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.purdue.edu\\\/hla\\\/sites\\\/yardandgarden\\\/author\\\/rosie\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Protecting Rhododendrons from Winter Winds - Indiana Yard and Garden - Purdue Consumer Horticulture","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Protecting Rhododendrons from Winter Winds - Indiana Yard and Garden - Purdue Consumer Horticulture","og_description":"Question &amp; Answer Protecting Rhododendrons from Winter Winds Q. I planted a new rhododendron a couple of months ago, and the leaves are already turning yellow and curling up this winter. The plant is on the west side of the house, which was the sunniest location we have. Is there anything I can do to save it? D.L., Lafayette, Indiana. A. Extreme cold and high winds are especially tough on broadleaved evergreens such as rhododendron\u00a0because...Read more about Protecting Rhododendrons from Winter Winds[Read More]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\/","og_site_name":"Indiana Yard and Garden - Purdue Consumer Horticulture","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Purdue-Home-Hort-716960998353855\/","article_published_time":"2015-01-09T22:49:23+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-10-13T21:54:39+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/rhodo1_800-1-300x225.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Rosie Lerner","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@PurdueHomeHort","twitter_site":"@PurdueHomeHort","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Rosie Lerner","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\/"},"author":{"name":"Rosie Lerner","@id":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/#\/schema\/person\/477baba12dde3a697415f60d785c9b1b"},"headline":"Protecting Rhododendrons from Winter Winds","datePublished":"2015-01-09T22:49:23+00:00","dateModified":"2016-10-13T21:54:39+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\/"},"wordCount":254,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/rhodo1_800-1-300x225.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\/","url":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\/","name":"Protecting Rhododendrons from Winter Winds - Indiana Yard and Garden - Purdue Consumer Horticulture","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/rhodo1_800-1-300x225.jpg","datePublished":"2015-01-09T22:49:23+00:00","dateModified":"2016-10-13T21:54:39+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/rhodo1_800-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/rhodo1_800-1.jpg","width":800,"height":600,"caption":"Rhododendron desiccation Photo credits: Rosie Lerner\/Purdue University"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/protecting-rhododendrons-from-winter-winds-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Protecting Rhododendrons from Winter Winds"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/","name":"Indiana Yard and Garden - Purdue Consumer Horticulture","description":"A Purdue Extension Service for Home Gardeners","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/#organization","name":"Indiana Yard and Garden \u2013 Purdue Consumer Horticulture","url":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/PU-H-Full-RGB.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/PU-H-Full-RGB.png","width":1257,"height":225,"caption":"Indiana Yard and Garden \u2013 Purdue Consumer Horticulture"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Purdue-Home-Hort-716960998353855\/","https:\/\/x.com\/PurdueHomeHort"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/#\/schema\/person\/477baba12dde3a697415f60d785c9b1b","name":"Rosie Lerner","url":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/author\/rosie\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1873"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1882,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1873\/revisions\/1882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1873"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=1873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}