Cultivation methods and precautions of four-season azalea

Four-season azalea is a precious variety of the azalea family. It has bright colors, a particularly long flowering period, and a high ornamental value. It is particularly suitable to be placed indoors, but how should this beautiful plant be cultivated? What should be paid attention to when cultivating four-season azalea?

Farming methods

Four-season azalea can be propagated by cuttings. The best time for cuttings is in late spring and early summer. Choose strong branches, cut into 30 cm branches, and insert them directly into the nutrient soil. Water them well, and new roots will grow in 50 to 60 days. At this time, keep the air flowing, and water them once in the morning and evening. After about 30 days, its root system will be plump and can be planted directly in a flowerpot. After transplanting, place it in a cool place, let it grow for seven days, and then move it to a warm sunny place.

Breeding precautions

1. Water and fertilize appropriately

Many people grow four-season azaleas and feed them water and fertilizer from time to time. The more they provide, the better. In fact, this idea is wrong, because the roots of four-season azaleas are very thin and there are very few main roots. They are afraid of both moisture and heavy fertilizers. Normally, you cannot water them too much or fertilize them too much, otherwise their leaves will shrink and their petals will fall off.

2. Timely pruning

When growing four-season azalea, you should also pay attention to timely pruning, especially after its flowers fall, you must cut off the remaining flowers in time to avoid excessive consumption of nutrients due to fruiting. In addition, after new branches appear on the four-season azalea, appropriate thinning should be carried out. You can decide whether to keep or remove the branches based on its growth.

3. Placement

When growing four-season azalea, you must pay special attention to its placement. It is best to place it on a southeast-facing balcony, and pay attention to ventilation. If the ventilation conditions are not good, black spot disease will be prevalent, causing a large number of leaves to fall off, and will directly affect the number of flowers.