Pick up blooms that drop to the ground to minimize petal blight (rust spots on the flowers).If deemed necessary, pruning should be done just after blooming to avoid removing next year’s flower buds. Pruning is rarely needed as most plants develop an attractive shape without pruning.Protect from early morning sun and from direct hot summer afternoon sun. Older camellia plants can thrive in full sun when they are mature enough to have their roots shaded by a dense canopy of leaves. Apply a root mulch (leaves or shredded bark) and provide a site sheltered from cold, dry winds as buds and flowers may be damaged by cold winds. Part shade lovers, camellias are best grown in consistently moist, acidic, organically rich, well-drained soils, similarly to azaleas and rhododendrons.This is not true. Camellias are exceptionally care-free plants if they are given a well-chosen site. Graceful shrubs, they drop their spent heads with elegance (no deadheading required!), leaving a tidy bush.Ī common myth about Camellias is that they are very fussy and difficult to grow. Generally blooming after the Japanese camellias, these hybrids are generally extremely vigorous, free-blooming, with attractive, semi-glossy, leathery leaves. The Camellia hybrids such as the Camellia x williamsii varieties include also long-blooming cultivars. These broadleaved evergreen shrubs feature a shapely habit and handsome glossy foliage. They range in color from pure white to soft pink to dark red and may be single, semi-double, double, formal double or full peony form. across (12 cm) and create a gorgeous floral display from late winter to spring. Most of these camellia varieties belong to the Camellia japonicaspecies, which counts over 30 000 cultivars in a wide array of flower forms and colors.
Blooming prodigiously for weeks, some camellia varieties enjoy an extraordinarily long blooming season extending from November to April in the northern hemisphere or from April to September in the southern hemisphere. Prized for the beauty of their exquisite blooms and their splendid evergreen foliage, Camellias are attractive flowering shrubs that burst into flowers, when the rest of the garden offers little.
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