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Caring For Indoor Azaleas
Ask the Expert: How to care for new azalea over winter? My azalea was from a floral shop (a gift)When is stopped blooming in the house I planted it outside. It remains a beautiful green leafy plant. Being in northern Illinois I don't expect it to live over the winter so I brought it inside. How should I care for it so I can put it outside and bloom again in the spring? Flower Shop Network Plant Expert reply: If you want to care for your azalea as a houseplant during the winter, but use it as an outdoor plant in the summer, you need to pot it in a container that can work both inside and outside. The container will need ample room for the azalea plant to expand as it grows. It will need a nutrient rich acidic soil containing organic matter with the ability to drain well. The soil PH is best at a range of 5.0 to 5.5. Should you need to increase the acidity of the soil you can add a soil amendment before you pot the azalea. Azalea Care For Indoors Place the [...]