Azaleas for room and garden: treatment features

Azalea is a beautiful plant with small leaves and flowers of a larger size, in which the foliage almost completely disappears during the period of blossoming. Culture refers to one- and two-color shrubs.

Different varieties of plants have different flowers, so they are usually grouped into double, simple, flower in flower simple and double flower in a flower. The color of the leaves on the bushes can vary from light to darker shades. Azalea is found in wildlife and successfully develops at home. The plant can be grown both in the garden and in the house.

Azalea room

Growing shrubs at home in a flowerpot is quite problematic, since azalea is very capricious, requires a lot of attention and careful care. In a room it is difficult to create those conditions to which the plant is accustomed in the natural habitat. Therefore, starting to grow a flower in the house, you should prepare for a lot of trouble.

If possible in the summer, azalea room must move to a balcony or garden. Fresh air is very important for a plant, it feels good even in a draft. After the summer rest in the garden, the flower needs to be moved to the autumn in the house, although the temperature of 3-4 degrees for the life of azalea is not a hindrance, therefore it can spend some time on the terrace or balcony. It is necessary to immediately bring the plant into the room if yellow leaves appear on the leaves.

Azalea room prefers permeable sour soil. The plant does not tolerate dry air. In winter, the bush feels more confident, being in a cool room.

When wilted flowers appear, they need to be discarded, otherwise many nutrients and energy will go to the formation of seeds, which weakens the plant.

In the summer, azalea requires phosphorus fertilizing with fertilizers, and direct sunlight should not be allowed to fall on the leaves.

Danger to the flower is the drying out of the soil. This is unacceptable, should keep the potted soil all the time wet, otherwise the azalea will die. Shrub likes to spray, but if possible, only leaves need to be moistened, because the flowers may fall after exposure to moisture.

Flower growers, well caring for the plant, for their efforts will be rewarded. After all, the azalea room is very beautiful during flowering and will become the object of pride of its owners.

The garden variety of the plant is less whimsical. Shrubs are planted separately or in combination with other plants. Azalea can be planted in an open ground, you can put it in a vase, tub or other container.
Tall plant varieties are used to create a hedge. Next to the azalea, beautiful shade plants, spring primroses, flowering shrubs or summer and bulbous flowers, which prefer the shadow (foxglove, geranium), are perfectly adjacent to it.

Azalea garden grows best on acid humidified soils, it does not suffer a strong gusty wind and direct sunlight. The plant loves top dressing and develops well when adding peat and rotted foliage. Top-dressing is primarily necessary for young plants, adults do not experience special needs in it.

When the roots of the flower will be located at the very surface of the soil, you will need to mulch. This will cover the bush from summer heat, winter frosts and clogging grass. For mulching use moss, sawdust, shavings, pine needles and other organic materials. Like the indoor species, the azalea in the garden should be cleared from the wilted flowers.

Propagate the plant seeds or by cuttings. In any case, the flowering of the plant can be seen no earlier than two years later.

The shrub is affected by gray and spotted rot, and is also afraid of spider mites. From mushroom misfortune will help spraying with a Bordeaux mixture.