Any help for my Camellia bush?
Artist-FKA-Novice Zone 7B GA
6 years ago
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Artist-FKA-Novice Zone 7B GA
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Newbie to this Forum---but need help Identifying a Camellia bush?
Comments (2)Here is a site that may help you ID the bloom. Here is a link that might be useful: gallery of blooms...See MoreDigging up baby camellias from under bush..
Comments (4)You may be waiting much longer than two years to see blossoms on your camellia seedlings. It's not uncommon for seedlings to take ten or more years before producing their first flower buds. Even after producing its first flowers, a camellia seedling may take another year or two to produce its first typical blossom. In other words, the flowers produced during the first couple of blooming seasons may be atypical. Seedlings are sometimes similar to the mother plant, sometimes entirely different. A lot of our seedlings are children of 'Lady Vansittart.' Some of them are white with candy-cane, carmine stripes like Mommer. Some of them are pure white. So far, all of them are attractive and garden-worthy. The oldest one has been growing since sometime in the early nineties, but it took about ten years to begin a showy blooming cycle....See MoreHelp! I think my my Camellia is dead?
Comments (2)How much pruning are you talking about? Does it have any leaves now? Some of my early blooming japonicas decided to bloom, sleep and start finishing their bloomage now. I have not noticed new leaves opening here yet so you may just want to wait and continue watering to keep the soil as evenly moist as possible. I fertilize later this month; if you think there may be a problem, do not fertilize now as stressed plants should not be fertilized....See MorePlease help-what is happening to my camellia flowers?
Comments (12)Jeff, thank you very much for this link. I think you may be right about my camellia being under attack of petal blight. I will change mulch. I am a bit reluctant to use chemicals.My garden is an organic garden and I try to keep it free from strong chemicals. But if it is the ONLY way to save my sick camellia- then be it. You asked about the weather in NSW. We do not get a lot of rain. It is true that it rained few weeks ago for about few days but frankly, it was not enought to cause a damage to any of my plants. The soil is very dry. Humidity? No, I am afraid I am not exposed to it. We are in the middle of Australian winter. Hence few frosts but not very significant. I wonder- could the same problem be caused by insufficient amount of water in the ground? With current water restrictions in NSW I can water it only twice a week. Is this enough? My other beautiful camellias are doing great and drink only a teaspoon of water (compering to the sick one). They are very healthy and happy. I invite you to have a look at thumbnail photos- to enlarge them just click on them. Thanks for helping !...See Moreluis_pr
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