rw_bonsainoob
Seed
Hi everyone, I really need some help here. I received an Azalea Bonsai from my boyfriend last Friday who sent it shipped from a website. While I am grateful for the thoughtfulness, I am NOT a plant person. I've killed most of my other plants. I'm really trying to keep this Azalea alive but I'm really struggling because I've had zero experience with it. Here's some information about the plant:
I received the plant that was shipped in a FedEx box on Friday (10/18) and when I opened it I noticed that the top soil seem moist so I didn't water it. Instead, I used a spray bottle to spray the leaves and the top of the soil once a day for the next few days. I only watered it on Wednesday (10/23) when I noticed the soil looked pretty dry. I placed the plant in a shallow pan and let it soak for an hour. Now some of my leaves have turned brown on the edges and curled and I'm worried that I probably let it go without water for too long. There are however some new leaves so I guess there is some hope for my plant. I looked at the soil and it seemed to be mostly dirt so I'm thinking of switching it out to 100% Kanuma soil. I was wondering if you all had any advice for me? Is my plant stressed from traveling? And how long does it take for it to potentially recover from being underwatered?
I've attached some pictures of my plant. Thank you so much in advanced!
I received the plant that was shipped in a FedEx box on Friday (10/18) and when I opened it I noticed that the top soil seem moist so I didn't water it. Instead, I used a spray bottle to spray the leaves and the top of the soil once a day for the next few days. I only watered it on Wednesday (10/23) when I noticed the soil looked pretty dry. I placed the plant in a shallow pan and let it soak for an hour. Now some of my leaves have turned brown on the edges and curled and I'm worried that I probably let it go without water for too long. There are however some new leaves so I guess there is some hope for my plant. I looked at the soil and it seemed to be mostly dirt so I'm thinking of switching it out to 100% Kanuma soil. I was wondering if you all had any advice for me? Is my plant stressed from traveling? And how long does it take for it to potentially recover from being underwatered?
I've attached some pictures of my plant. Thank you so much in advanced!