{"id":9812,"date":"2015-03-06T02:44:07","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T09:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9812"},"modified":"2015-03-02T08:37:20","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T15:37:20","slug":"azaleas-for-home-and-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/azaleas-for-home-and-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Azaleas for your Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A grand house plant that will last and last if you give it soft water.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Azaleas by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/5493517415\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5057\/5493517415_a28599b84c.jpg\" alt=\"Azaleas\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rhododendron simsii or indoor azaleas<\/strong> produce large funnel shaped flowers in a range of bright colours almost gaudy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They dislike warm conditions and are more suited to a cool room or porch.<\/li>\n<li>Buy in tight bud and they will open progressively indoors.<\/li>\n<li>Plants need an acidic, loam compost and will benefit from misting with water on a daily basis until their buds start to show colour.<\/li>\n<li>Keep plant roots just moist at all times and water with soft water to keep plants healthy.<\/li>\n<li>During summer they can go outside but keep the moist.<\/li>\n<li>Flowers are better when the plant is root bound in a pot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Azalea by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4638010865\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4060\/4638010865_2dfae436b6.jpg\" alt=\"Azalea\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13397\">Deciduous azaleas<\/a><\/strong> in Lemon and Orange colour provide strong spring colouring.<\/li>\n<li>The Knap Hill group was originated with Anthony Waterer about 1870 and many varieties are now available.<\/li>\n<li>There are 16 hardy species of azaleas.<\/li>\n<li>Grow in half shade, where the soil is always a bit moist.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Rhododendron by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4638621186\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3410\/4638621186_c8f0a63638.jpg\" alt=\"Rhododendron\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Japanese azales <\/strong>have smaller flowers and leaves.<\/li>\n<li>They are generally very floriferous and are covered in bloom during April or May.<\/li>\n<li>Many of these azaleas with Japanese names were introduced early in the 20th century by Ernest Wilson.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/images?q=japanese+azaleas&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;rlz=1R1GGGL_en___GB345&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;source=og&amp;sa=N&amp;hl=en&amp;tab=wi&amp;biw=1584&amp;bih=733\">More photographs<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Japanese azaleas are particularly effective when planted in groups even with mixed colours.<\/li>\n<li>Keep well watered in summer as the new buds will be forming for the following year.<\/li>\n<li>Feed wih ericaceous fertilizer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Azalea by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/6774728608\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7047\/6774728608_bd41657d12.jpg\" alt=\"Azalea\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nPink Garden Azalea<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A grand house plant that will last and last if you give it soft water. Rhododendron simsii or indoor azaleas produce large funnel shaped flowers in a range of bright colours almost gaudy. They dislike warm conditions and are more suited to a cool room or porch. Buy in tight bud and they will open progressively indoors. 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