How To Get An Azalea To Bloom. Check the drainage holes to see if roots are growing out. And dont fertilize before bloomyoull encourage leafy growth at the wrong time.
Smaller varieties look best at the front of a border or in pots. Lower night temperatures and the soil pH also affect the color of azaleas. This is the most common reason why azaleas do not bloom.
Place your fingers just under the dead azalea flower.
Prized for its deep fragrance of musk and cloves flowers are white to light pink and bloom from mid-May to August and the foliage gives excellent fall colors of orange to maroon. Nitrogen encourages foliage growth at the expense of flowering. So if the azalea is done blooming in July the flower buds are grown in September. Azaleas go through a color change with age and get lighter with the years.