Hi,
I have an Satsuki Azalea (had if for about 9-10 months now) the plant overall seems to be growing well. I make sure the soil is not completely dry before I water the plants. And feed bonsai food once every 2-3 weeks. The only concern I have is natural, since I live in an apartment we don't get much sunlight, so I compensated that with a full spectrum light and keep it on for about 12-14 hours a day. The new leaves that pop up are pretty healthy but the senior once seem to droop. Attaching a few pictures. Any help/advice is greatly appreciated.

Thank you

I would keep it outside.

Thank you, will try that out - waiting for the weather to get a little warmer, right now it fluctuates between 40-60F.

- Also the tips of a few leaves especially the new ones are turning brown. i make sure i water the bonsai if the top inch of soil is dry and i do bottom feeding.
any suggestion as to what i might be doing wrong or what i can do ?

Thank you in advance.

You have got it inside. You are killing it.

Actually it was never outside. We had it for the past year, ever since it has been inside.
My apologies i am new to Bonsai care. Considering the temperatures were dropping below 35 during the nights and between 40-50 during the day and moving the Plant frequently would be bad for the plant we never moved it from its location.

I wasn't sure if Azalea's can take low temperatures, can you advice what temperatures are tolerable by the Bonsai ?

My azalea take -10c without dropping a leaf.

Azaleas hate wet feet. But a dry azalea is a dead azalea. Lettig the first 2-3cm dry out would be too much in my garden. I would be worried.

leatherback wrote: Azaleas hate wet feet. But a dry azalea is a dead azalea..

They REALLY ARE fussy.
They hate hard water.
They die if there is some lime in the soil.
They die if the PH is higher than 8.
They like sun, but not much.
They like shade, but not much.
And...
I KILL THEM ALL!

Clicio wrote:
They REALLY ARE fussy.
They hate hard water.
They die if there is some lime in the soil.
They die if the PH is higher than 8.
They like sun, but not much.
They like shade, but not much.
And...
I KILL THEM ALL! [/

So Fukien tea or serissa fussy ? Or worse?

SubjectToChange wrote:

Clicio wrote:
They REALLY ARE fussy.
They hate hard water.
They die if there is some lime in the soil.
They die if the PH is higher than 8.
They like sun, but not much.
They like shade, but not much.
And...
I KILL THEM ALL! [/

So Fukien tea or serissa fussy ? Or worse?

Not serissa fussy! I had a serissa... and I still have an azalea.

SubjectToChange wrote: So Fukien tea or serissa fussy ? Or worse?

Fukiens and Serissas are easier.
Fussy, but easier.
Serissas don't like to be moved around, and respond by dropping their leaves.
Carmonas I keep outside at all times, but... I am in Brazil.
(from this site): "The Fukien Tea is an indoor Bonsai which can only be kept outside all year in very warm climates. It needs a lot of light and in the house it should be positioned behind a window pane where it gets the best light. The perfect temperature is around 20 degrees C (68F), make sure it doesn’t experience much lower temperatures. In summer the Carmona can be placed outside as long as the nights are warm enough. In most cases the winter in our heated flats is a problem for the Fukien Tea. In addition to the few hours of daylight there is the problem of dry air. You can use a plant lamp if necessary and put a large tray filled with wet gravel or foamed clay under the pot for more humidity. When you open the windows in winter, take care that the Fukien Tea is not exposed to cold or even frosty air."