1、 Illumination

Rhododendron likes bright scattered light. It should be kept in a place with good indoor scattered light, such as study, living room and so on. If you need to give it proper shade for outdoor maintenance in summer to avoid direct sunlight, you can pull a shading net or cover it with something

2、 Moisture

The root system of Rhododendron is relatively shallow and fine. Be careful not to water too much when watering to prevent rotten roots caused by ponding in the basin. It is usually found that when the basin soil is slightly dry, watering is OK. When the temperature is high in summer, in addition to normal watering, you can also spray water on the leaves and around it with a watering can. Don't spray water on flowers, it will shorten the flowering period

3、 Soil

Rhododendron likes acidic soil. It can be mixed with rotten leaf soil, garden soil and pine needle in the proportion of 5:2:3. If you use tap water for watering at ordinary times, it's best to dry it at room temperature for one to two days, and then use it after the chlorine in the water volatilizes. Especially for flower friends in the north, because the soil is alkaline, you can add a little vinegar or ferrous sulfate when watering, which can improve the pH of the soil

4、 Temperature

The suitable growth temperature of Rhododendron is 15-28 ℃. If the temperature is lower than 5 ℃ in winter, it will stop growing; If the temperature is higher than 30 ℃ in summer, it will also enter a short dormancy period

5、 Fertilization

If you want azaleas to grow vigorously and blossom more, you can apply more fertilizer during the vigorous growth period in spring and autumn. You can use your own retting peel fertilizer and bean dregs fertilizer. It can be sprayed with a little potassium dihydrogen phosphate before flowering, but fertilization should be stopped when the temperature is too high or too low

6、 Precautions

When watering, be sure to keep the basin soil slightly wet. Don't pour too much or too little. When applying fertilizer in spring and autumn, pay attention to thin fertilizer and frequent application. Never apply heavy fertilizer and raw fertilizer to it, so it is easy to burn roots