Size
Growing conditions
Colour & scent
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Position
Aspect
Exposure
Botanical details
- Family
- Theaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Camellia are evergreen shrubs with simple, ovate, glossy, leathery leaves and showy flowers with solitary or clustered flowers early in the year
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Suitable for woodland and acidic soils. Position in a site sheltered from cold, dry winds and early morning sun as buds and flowers may be damaged by cold winds and late frosts see camellia cultivation
Propagation
Propagate by leaf bud or semi-hardwood cuttings; propagate by grafting in late winter
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Pruning
Pests
May be susceptible to camellia gall, aphids, cushion scale and vine weevil
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus, phytophthora root rot, camellia gall, camellia leaf blight, camellia yellow mottle virus and flowers may be infected by camellia petal blightMay be susceptible to honey fungus, phytophthora root rot, camellia gall, camellia leaf blight and camellia yellow mottle virus
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