In article , Lynda Thornton
writes
Hi

We have a large scented yellow-flowered dediduous azalea in the garden,
it's a lovely thing when full of flowers which have a gorgeous
honeysuckle scent which wafts over the garden. However, last August it
got what seemed to be a very drastic case of powdery mildew and despite
my spraying it, it lost almost all of its leaves and looked a very sorry
sight right up until it grew new leaves in spring. Now it looks as if
exactly the same thing is happening this August, it's all white and
horrible looking - is this a common problem and if I leave it will it
recover without help?

Does the ground around it get too dry in the summer?
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Kay
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