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Osmocote® PLUS Azaleas, Camellias & Rhododendrons



Controlled release plant food

Osmocote Azaleas, Camellias
& Rhododendrons

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Combine with Miracle-Gro®

Miracle-Gro® All Purpose Water Soluble Plant FoodDo your azaleas need an extra boost?

Give your plants an occasional extra boost with Miracle-Gro® Azalea Camellia & Rhododendron.

Osmocote® TOTAL All Purpose

Do you know how Osmocote works?

Find out more about the original controlled release fertiliser.

Glorious azaleas herald springSuitable for shrubs including

  • camellia
  • azalea
  • rhododendron
  • gardenia
  • daphne

Not suited to Australian native plants that are phosphorus-sensitive.
Use Osmocote® Native Gardens instead.

When to use

An application of Osmocote® Azaleas, Camellias & Rhododendrons lasts for 6 months. It is best applied in spring and again in autumn.

How Osmocote® Azaleas, Camellias & Rhododendrons works

The nutrients are released according to temperature – more when it’s warm and plants are growing well, less when it’s cold.

Quick facts

This complete fertiliser contains NPK of 16.0:3.5:10.0 and additional nutrients including

  • 2.4% sulphur
  • 1.2% magnesium
  • a range of essential trace elements

Note that the sulphur helps to acidify the soil.

How to use

Using the rate recommended on the container, sprinkle the Osmocote® Azaleas, Camellias & Rhododendrons around the dripline and outwards.

Add also to potting mix and to soil at planting time.

Refer to how to apply Osmocote® and to our notes on planting & fertilising.

Sizes

Available in 500g, 700g, 1.2kg tubs.

Need more information?

Answers to questions gardeners ask us about Osmocote® products