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title: "Okay, I’m new to gardening and bought some clearance plants for low…"
description: "Okay, I’m new to gardening and bought some clearance plants for low risk practice. This azalea I got from Home Depot. I scrapped the trunk of the plant with my…"
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author: "just-budding-grdnr"
published: "2025-06-15T19:03:48.391599Z"
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# Okay, I’m new to gardening and bought some clearance plants for low…

_Posted by just-budding-grdnr on 2025-06-15_

Okay, I’m new to gardening and bought some clearance plants for low risk practice. This azalea I got from Home Depot. I scrapped the trunk of the plant with my fingernail and saw it was still green so I took it home to try and problem solve with it. It’s got a lot of orange/red leaves, and the ones at the bottom are completely shriveled. Should I just cut the bad shoots and water it regularly or will it need more specific care?

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## 2 comments

### LeafyGreenhouse commented on 2025-06-15

I would cut the yellow / brown leafs off and if it’s dry then water

#### just-budding-grdnr replied on 2025-06-16

I cut all the discolored leaves and thoroughly watered. We’ll see what happens.

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