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Azalea
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| Azaleas are part of the Rhododendron family with the Latin (scientific)name Ericaceae. Azaleas are usually daintier than the garden Rhododendrons but not always - there are 10ft Azaleas and 1ft Rhododendrons. | |
| Ann from the USA | If you're moving an azalea from one part of your yard to another I would do it when the weather is cooler either in the spring or fall making sure you keep it well watered. If it is a small plant that you have just purchased and want to put it in the ground you could plant it when you get it but be sure to keep it moist as the chance of going into shock is higher during the hotter season. Some are for sunny areas and some do well in shade. Check the label when buying. |
| Jim from the USA | I saw several questions about azaleas. I had nine of them (already established) while in Houston for eight years. They were planted three to four feet apart, and received mid-morning to mid-afternoon sun. It rains 42 inches per year in Houston. The key for me was cutting them back one-third every year after the bloom cycle. Azalea food per instructions on container. I kept these plants from 3 to 4 feet in height, and they bloomed every year. |
| Jane from the USA | As with Hydrangea, you can add acid to the ground around the Azalea to turn it blue. Miracle Grow has a fertilizer that has acid in it. |
| Shelly from the USA | The answer to the white spots on top of their azaelas and black spots on the bottom is lacebugs. I have the same problem. Spray them with a recommended lacebug killer and do it after a good water and do it at night. If it is done in the heat, the chemicals will burn them. |
| Frances from the USA | Some azalea are not for planting outdoors, like the ones you have probably have seen in grocery stores.They can't handle the winter tempatures. But putting it outdoors in a shady location during the warm seasons and remembering to water it often should be okay. Azalea loves water but do not let it sit in water. And they don't bloom all year through but they do stay as a nice bush. With the correct amount of light they should re-bloom for you, plant food helps during the non-blooming periods. Enjoy it's a classy plant!. |
| Franzi from the UK | Azaleas don't generally need pruning but if you want to reduce their height or give them a better shape prune them just after they've flowered, as the new flowerbuds for next spring will form on this year's wood. |
| Cindy from the USA | Azaelas can be planted in either full./part sun or shade. |
| Allison from the USA | The cause of yellow leaves may be the soil quality. Are they fertilized? I would say that although they could have a disease, look something up to see what kind. They might be recieving not enough light or too much. Many people don't know that azaleas don't like scorching sun. Sometimes they just take a while to get established. Water and roots can be a problem though, azalea roots sometimes pop up, checck to see. Water and humidity are often a problem though, mist them occasionly if the air is dry, and water them deeply, deep watering is sometimes important. They do not soak water deep to theire roots well.; Make a small, hole, do not disturb the roots, and water, (in spring and summer maybe fall, only winter if they are dying, because the water can freeze, water in the summer at night. Water for a day or, depending on how much it needs, overnight.. Oh, and do not prune too heavily, when young. |
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