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Has anyone had success with azaleas in their avairy?

Nope ....could never get 'em to breed....



Sorry...couldn't resist it....

Can't help you there never tried them.
Paul.

Poisonous aren't they?

Yes, I put them in by accident. Too much thought going into everything else. Now I have to remove them from a tight spot. I wish I could just forget the mistake and go on - help!!!!!!!!!!!!

Arent azaleas poisonous to the finches. i wanted to get some but i read that it was bad. were you able to get them out yet?

Yes I did earlier today. I wonder if it's just the flower that is toxic. If so, then azaleas are bad only through the flowering period - which is only 4-6 weeks. Anyway, I think I'll try to find a tall grass to take it's place. I mainly want something for looks to add color and interest. Any ideas?

I would have thought any of the bamboos....huge variety and not usually destroyed by the birds once established.
Paul.

I do have a meduim size bamboo in the corner, but it is vertical only and no room for low landings. Good idea tho.

There are also some dwarf bamboos, I believe, but I don't know the variety. I have a 4" pot of liriope in a flight cage, just to see what would happen. The birds land on it, but have not chewed on it.

i had gardenias in my last cage along with a boston fern and they seemed to like them and the gardenias hada nice scent.

I saw a hawthorn plant that looked good for the birds to sleep in at night, but that's the rub. It will take a few years to get full or high enough for some birds to go in. Then will work. That is the joy of our hobby. Trying to create a atmosphere for our birds to live that suits their fancy and ours - in that order.