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The white pinwheel flower that scents Pakistani courtyards all summer.
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Photographs are of our actual stock, taken at the nursery. Plants are living things — expect small differences in shape and leaf count from the plant shown.
Flowering Plants
Azalea
Rhododendron simsii
For a few weeks each spring an azalea in flower is almost entirely covered — the leaves disappear beneath ruffled blooms. It is one of the few genuinely showy flowering shrubs that stays small enough for a pot on a shaded verandah.
Azaleas need acidic soil, which most Pakistani ground water and soil is not. Grow it in a pot with an acidic mix, water with rain or filtered water where you can, and it will be fine. In alkaline garden soil it yellows and slowly declines.
- Completely covered in bloom for several weeks each spring
- Stays compact — suits a pot on a shaded verandah
- Needs acidic mix; do not plant into alkaline garden soil
Rs 1,700for the 12 inch pot
Inclusive of pot and mix. Delivery Rs 350, free over Rs 5,000.
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At a glance
- Mature size
- 45–90 cm
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Difficulty
- Moderate to keep
- Around pets
- Keep away from cats, dogs and small children
Partial shadeVerandahPotCourtyard
How to look after your Azalea
Written for Pakistani conditions — long hot summers, dry winter air, and hard tap water. Follow this rather than advice written for a temperate climate.
- Light
- Full sun for the heaviest flowering — six hours or more. In partial shade you get foliage and few blooms.
- Water
- Deeply twice a week in summer, weekly in winter. Let the top few centimetres dry between waterings.
- Humidity
- Ambient outdoor humidity is fine.
- Soil
- Well-draining garden soil or a loam-based container mix enriched with compost.
- Feeding
- High-phosphorus feed every 3 weeks through the flowering season to keep buds coming.
- Temperature
- 15–45°C. Most are heat-loving; protect from frost.
If something goes wrong
Healthy leaves but no flowers
Why it happens: Too little sun, or a nitrogen-heavy feed.
What to do: Move into full sun and switch to a high-phosphorus feed.
Buds forming then dropping before opening
Why it happens: Irregular watering or a sudden move.
What to do: Water on a steady schedule and leave the plant in one position while it is budding.
Sticky leaves and black sooty film
Why it happens: Aphids or scale, and the mould that grows on their honeydew.
What to do: Spray with neem oil weekly for three weeks, covering the leaf undersides.
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