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Satsuki azalea

Rhododendron indicum

A myriad of beautiful summer flowers immediately
Do not prune the apex
catches the eye, making this wonderful evergreen back too hard to ensure
instantly attractive. What is more, there its strength is maintained
are thousands of cultivars, so you have
a massive variety of differently
shaped and colored flowers,
as well as different leaf sizes,
to choose from. And when the
flowers have faded, you can
still enjoy the tree’s lovely
shape, foliage, and attractively
aged bark right through
fall and winter.

Flower buds on the
verge of bursting
promise several
weeks of beauty

Remove new shoots
in spring if they are
going to get in the
way of the flowers Looking closer
Top and below: Over time, the
trunk will gently age, giving the
tree a subtle, calm appearance
when not in flower.
Center: This is one of many
available flower types. The
Key features flowers need protection from
water, including rain. Remove
∙Even the old wood buds
Avoid a weak apex by not flowers when they start to fade.
prolifically, which makes allowing the fine roots to
these trees easy to style. And become too compacted
because they are styled
against their natural
growth habit, you
can choose almost
any style you like.
∙These slightly
temperamental
trees prefer moist 22in / 54cm tall
conditions, acidic soil, Courtesy of Ian Cuppleditch
and acidic water.