Azalea flowers but leaves drop

[Actioner]

Hello. I have a bonsai azalea. I'm in Greece and it's starting to become super hot here outside.

I grow my azalea Indoors during May it started flowering and and they look great. Problem is as soon as it started flowering the leaves started to shred and drop. Like insane amount everyday. Almost all leaves are gone. There is sun that goes through the window I can't say it's hitting it well but since the flowers are growing great from light pink to strong pink and now I can even smell a bit of scent...thought it was enough. I don't want to put it outside as I don't have shade constantly outside and our sun here in Greece is killing things during summer trust me. What can I do? Is this normal? I heard small azaleas do lose leaves but is it normal that it loses now that it blooms?

 

[Glaucus]

I still see many leaves on the tree. Are the leaves that drop yellow?
Dropping of otherwise healthy leaves sounds like not enough light to me.
Since you grow it indoors, any issue you may have may be associated with it being indoors. Azaleas need bright light.
That said, I can see some issues with a small azalea bonsai in a Mediterranean summer.
I'd suggest a shade cloth and water 1 or 2 times a day.

 

[BonsaiDTLA]

Hello. I have a bonsai azalea. I'm in Greece and it's starting to become super hot here outside.

I grow my azalea Indoors during May it started flowering and and they look great. Problem is as soon as it started flowering the leaves started to shred and drop. Like insane amount everyday. Almost all leaves are gone. There is sun that goes through the window I can't say it's hitting it well but since the flowers are growing great from light pink to strong pink and now I can even smell a bit of scent...thought it was enough. I don't want to put it outside as I don't have shade constantly outside and our sun here in Greece is killing things during summer trust me. What can I do? Is this normal? I heard small azaleas do lose leaves but is it normal that it loses now that it blooms?

Get some thicker shade cloth like 50% reduction and build a makeshift structure to put the tree under.

 

[Actioner]

Thank you for helping

 

[FreshAirSunshine]

Also make sure it’s got good drainage - it looks like it might be directly in a drainage tray and it’s not clear if there’s a gap between the tray and the bottom of the pot so you’d want to be careful it’s not staying too wet.