Azalea growths after flowering

doma7614

I have a small Azalea (I think) that flowered then produced some strange pod type growths. One has turned white now. Are these normal or a fungus of some kind? They looked normal to me but I've no idea. The started green, turned brown, and now white. What are these and should I leave them to drop off?

Thanks in advance for any advice on my first post. 

Bijdezee

Think it's this

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=740

Seems there's no chemical treatment and they should have been removed before they went white as this is when the fungus is most infectious. I would just remove them now and give the plant some suitable azalea feed or liquid seaweed to help it recover. 

doma7614

Oh wow, thanks for speedy reply. That looks spot on cheers

Mary370

My azalea had them last year, I picked them all off, there were loads!!  It's flowering at the moment,  flowers are smaller, but plant is fine this year.  

Silver surfer

Some years are worse than others.
If pos remove as many deformed leaves as you can and bin them.(not compost them)
Next year they may not have any.

doma7614

Thanks for the tips