How often do Azalea plants bloom?

Question

My Azalea Plant had bright pink flowers about three weeks ago, now they have all fallen off but plant is all green and looks very healthy. When can I expect new flowers?

Answer 1

Azaleas bloom only once a year...in May. The rest of the year, it makes for a nice green shrub.

Answer 2

When Do Azaleas Bloom

Answer 3

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How often do Azalea plants bloom?
My Azalea Plant had bright pink flowers about three weeks ago, now they have all fallen off but plant is all green and looks very healthy. When can I expect new flowers?

Answer 4

Azalea Bush

Answer 5

Azalea plants only bloom once a year don't expect anything till this time next year.. Very rare that they would bloom again this year.. I have5 of them.

Answer 6

I am late answering this question.
Most are right.
Formosa's, G.L. Tabors and most of the old favorites bloom only in the spring.
Fashion Azalias bloom in Spring and Fall.
Their are new breeds now that bloom year round. Check with your nursery. Unfortunately, I have the most experience with the first two. I love the two first ones I mentioned. They are hardy and proven.
Fashions die more easily and I have not really seen great bloom from them. Lots of blooms but not as showy.

The new ones are really being pushed in Houston now. They sell for about twice the price and I have not tried them yet.

Break up the root ball of any new azalia you plant and you will have much greater success with new growth and keeping it healthy. As purchased, you may have to score it with a knife. But, don't worry, they will do much better if broken up.

Plant with some root stimulator at first and lots of water in raised, good, acid soil. Pine needles are great mulch. Have fun!!!!!!!!

Answer 7

My gardenia is currently in an east facing window. It gets watered with miracid 1/4 tsp/ gallon as needed- which is every couple of days. At night the curtain is closed with the gardenia is between the window and curtain where it is quite cool. The cool temperature helps with setting the buds. This plant is not huge but it has almost 30 buds. It is in a 8" clay pot. When spring gets here, the gardenia will go out into medium shade (all the plants get kicked out of the house). It will be blooming all the way through summer.

Answer 8

These shrubs bloom each spring on the previous season's growth, having formed buds by summer's end, so don't prune them after early summer lest you sacrifice next year's flowers.

The buds for next years blooms will be formed this year, so it important that the faded blooms are removed, otherwise you will not get a flower on that stem next year. Rhododendron food should be applied after the plant has finished blooming. Pruning consists mainly of removing the spent flowers, and cutting back longer branches which may spoil the symmetry of the plant.

Answer 9

An Azalea bush blooms in the spring,thats it that I know of.

Answer 10

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There are several varieties of Gardenias from the large Garadenia jasminoides with large prolific fragrant blooms to the smaller leaf with smaller blossoms Gardenia jasminoides "radicans" and other cultivars. Some are better suited for partly shady areas while some others tolerate full sun etc. As for the not blooming, there can be several reasons for this. First I would ask if the plant has been pruned or trimmed and WHEN? Whenever pruning or trimming plants or ornamentals for flowering purposes, I use what Dr. Harry Ponder (world reknown horticulturist) has coined the "May Rule". Simply stated, the "May Rule" means if the plant blooms BEFORE May, it blooms on PRIOR seasons growth and should be pruned immediately after blooming such as an Azalea. If the plant, such as the gardenia, blooms AFTER May, it blooms on CURRENT season wood or new growth and should be pruned in early spring - March 15th is my target date here in Alabama. What does this mean? If a Gardenia for instance, was pruned in May or June, there is a good chance that the buds or setting buds will be clipped or pruned off by accident. They may only look like leaf buds when, in actuality, they are flower buds. Correct timing for pruning for flowering is key to prolific blooms. Fertilization: I see this problem many times each year, over and under fertilization. Many times I have customers which state that they used a fertilizer such as what was mentioned in another answer or simply used a granular fertilizer. Some fertilizer is better than none but many times people think that if a "little" will work, a "LOT" will create more blooms. This IS NOT true. If a plant is over fertilized, the plant will produce vigorous foliage with little to no buds or flowering. Most plants produce flowers as a means for reproduction - i.e. the plant flowers, the flower goes to seed, the seed falls to ground and thus, a new plant. If the plant is over fertilized, it has no need to propigate it self through flowering - thus no flowers are produced! Additionally when fertilizing, I agree whole heartedly that you need to use a balanced fertilizer 14-14-14 etc. with Iron. Gardenias need Iron. I prefer using a fertilizer with 6% Iron and other Micro-nutrients. I have been using 14-14-14 with 6% Fe and micro-nutrients for years and my customers are super happy with their prolific flowers and healthy foliage. Make sure that the fertilizer is spread around the entire root zone of the plant which extends beyond the dripline (outer edge of foliage) of the plant. Remember that with Fertilizer on ornamentals, sometimes "less is more". As for me, I am not much of a believer in "designer" fertilizers such as "Azalea food, Gardenia food, Rose food etc.". I use the same fertilizer on all my ornamentals with unbelievable results. Finally, many times people use what I call (hope I don't offend anyone with this and I actually took German in school and love the language) the "German planting method". The "German planting method" is planting a shrub "good-n-deep"! This is one of the worst things someone can do to plants. The plants need to be slightly above existing grade for nutrient absorbtion and aeration. When planting, the outer roots of the root ball from container plants need to be "massaged" to break up the circular growth pattern which is developing in the bucket. "Massaging" the outer root ball breaks up some of the root system so the roots have a better chance of "growing" or penetrating into the existing soil. I have seen many shrubs which just don't seem to do much of anything and upon closer inspection, the plant which has been in the ground for three or more years still has a root system the size and shape of the container it was grown in! I have seen plants five years old pulled out of the ground still with "ripples" around the edges and would easily fit right back into the plastic bucket - wild but true. I hope that one or more of the above mentioned remedies or practices will help to produce prolific flowers this year!