Azalea Flowers Wilting

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Azalea Flowers Wilting. If soil is dry to the touch give the azaleas more water. We recommend watering them over a sink to allow excess water to drain.

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Using a clay half-pot -- also called an azalea pot -- is ideal for restricting the plants roots and also allows good drainage. On average established azaleas require an inch 25 cm of rainfall or irrigation per week during their active growing season. One night I came home from work and it was all wilted.

20052008 Anyways I went way off topic on the wilting mystery.

This is a fungal disease that affects flowers within a day of contraction which is why flowers may be healthy one day and brown the next. If this plant is in an area that retains more moisture or is wetter for other reasons leaky irrigation system for example the roots might be rotting. Wet weather in spring often results in serious damage from the petal blight fungus. One night I came home from work and it was all wilted.