Keeping Azaleas indoors can be simple and straight forward and the often large volume of blossom last longer than when struggling outside against the elements. Most indoor Azaleas are of the evergreen type and unlike some garden azaleas they do not loose there leaves.
Watering Tips
- Azaleas do not like to dry out preferring a constantly moist soil and humid atmosphere.
- Water daily if necessary, clay pots dry faster than plastic ones
- Azaleas are part of the same family as Rhododendrons and need slightly acid soil conditions. If your azalea looks to have yellowing leaves put a drop of vinegar in the water. Do the same if your local water tends to the Alkaline but don’t over do the vinegar.
- I have my plants on moisture retentive clay granules to maintain a humid atmosphere. Azaleas like an occasional misting particularly when not in bloom.
- Bought plants often have very dense fine rooting systems as this encourages them to flower but make them harder to water so a good soaking is often the best.
- I put the above plant in a wider pot so I could surround it with moist peat.
- Bought plants also are potted with three or four stems in the same pot to give you a fulsome display. As they are unlikely to survive outside I would not separate the plants unless you are willing to be quite patient for them to flower again. Flowering is encouraged by a cold spell.
I have some Azaleas that have been in full bloom for a few weeks, now the flowers are dying, do I pick off all the flowers and can I plant them in my garden, or do they need to be kept indoors. Are they best put in pots in the garden or in the soil? Do they survive the winter?
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