Question

Any ideas wots hap half my azalea? I’m afraid it some fungus rot  It was fine 3 days ago.  

Answer 1

The leaves don't look big enough for a rhododendron, but there are large azaleas. They both need ericaceous compost/peat. I usually dig a small bag in at some point before they flower. You can also get a food to give them a boost. If you think there is a fungi growing cut it all away and burn it.  

Comments

Has something been digging or burrowing under the side that's gone strange.  

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I would be tempted to cut off as low to the ground as possible all the affected branches. Rather than it possibly spread. Sharp clean cuts.  

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@questa I dunno about bugs I will hav to go check tom. Nothing is at it, there’s not much wildlife here. My garden is enclosed too. No cats nothing.  

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@ragsdale4237 well good luck with it.  

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@questa thank u for ur help & thoughts. Btr then just telling someone they r wrong & that’s its lol z

Answer 2

Thats a Rhododendron

Answer 3

Yep definitely a Rhododendron  

Answer 4

A rhododendron, it needs a drink

Answer 5

Pretty sure i read they like acidic soil the same as camelias. If you've got some white vinegar or apple cider vinegar add 2 caps to a large watering can and water the base

Answer 6

It’s not a rhodi it’s DEFO an azalea lol It’s been watered a lot. But not too much. It’s in ericaceous compost.  

Answer 7

This is 1 of my rhodi’s

Answer 8

I just realised I said fushia  I meant azalea. I can c where the confusion is. Sorry lol

Answer 9

I’d of said rhododendron too  

Answer 10

This is it when I bought it. The pink 1. It’s only 2yrs old but I haven’t trimmed it at all yet.  

Answer 11

Azalea  definitely

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@scrobiculate I said fushia to begin with lol, having a moment lol. I do hav a fushia tho ha!  

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@ragsdale4237 lol just seen everyone else’s comments lol, I’ve just put a post on waiting to be approved about mine lol. Mine is blooming but very bare and twiggy lol xx

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@scrobiculate at least it’s still blooming  It prob cud of done with being trimmed but u wouldn’t know whether it wud grow. That wud b my concern.  

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@ragsdale4237 see it nearly died last year when we first got it, so I did trim it was back and cut all the dead bits off, but it’s came back lovely this year, but seems really twiggy lol xx

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@ragsdale4237 that was last year.  after I cut all the dead bits  x

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I bought it like this, but put it out in the cold and near killed it  

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@scrobiculate it looks twiggy there too so mayb that’s just the type of it x

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@ragsdale4237 yeah mayb. Think I’ll just leave it this year and see what it looks like next year lol, surprised it came back at all lol  xx

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@scrobiculate yea it does look btr so ur doing somf right x