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Post by ladygardener on Mar 25, 2009 21:55:57 GMT 1
anyone got any new pics of camellia? would love to see some.  |
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Post by jasmine on Mar 25, 2009 22:02:55 GMT 1
  Here are my 2 pink ones LG. The top one was dug up out of our old garden and moved here - it is now 6ft tall and didn't ever seem to notice that it had been moved. The bottom camellia was new last year and is a bit of a softer pink. |
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Post by maggyd on Mar 25, 2009 22:10:37 GMT 1
Your photo is better than mine jasmine mine looks very rust  |
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Post by jasmine on Mar 25, 2009 22:18:05 GMT 1
There are lots of buds there though Maggy.
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Post by ladygardener on Mar 25, 2009 22:28:14 GMT 1
Jasmine those are both such lovely colours and plenty more to come from the looks of things. You did well to have them transplated without any problems. Maggy yours is also a lovely photo, I'd really like to have a camelia in my garden but it would'nt like my soil. I'd have to have it in yet another pot. |
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Post by jasmine on Mar 25, 2009 23:26:43 GMT 1
I was amazed too LG - I thought at least we'd have a couple of flowerless years while it had a sulk. |
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Post by ladygardener on Mar 25, 2009 23:32:05 GMT 1
It must be those green fingers of yours.  |
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Post by bogmyrtle on Mar 26, 2009 12:05:47 GMT 1
They are beautiful Jasmine and Maggy, mine is still in bud, and reading back it is later than last year.
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Post by maggyd on Mar 26, 2009 14:34:09 GMT 1
LadyG my soil is Alkaline!! its clay  I have top dressed with ericasious a couple of inches and I feed it with a rhodedendron feed! I also have two rhoda,s in my border and a couple of azaleas!! I think as long as you line the hole with ericasious your alright. And Tulip has a couple in pots which are always lovely. |
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Post by jad on Mar 26, 2009 16:16:21 GMT 1
We have two camelias, both are in pots in ericaceous compost, one we have had for a long time, it gets loads of buds on it every year, but this year the leaves started going yellow. We went to the G.C. and the man there said it needed feeding which we have done. My dad had a camelia in the ground in his garden, it looked healthy but never flowered, he has just moved it into a pot in ericaceous compost to see if he can get it to flower. I know that they need watering a lot in the summer in order to flower the next season. My husband does prune our older camelia but not too much. |
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Post by jad on Mar 26, 2009 16:18:41 GMT 1
Forget to say Jasmine those flowers look lovely on your camelia, our older camelia is pink but the flowers aren't as nice as those.
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Post by jennywren on Mar 26, 2009 19:51:15 GMT 1
Mine is still in bud - clay soil <sob> Hope it flowers - it did the first year, then last year it didnt |
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Post by ladygardener on Mar 26, 2009 20:19:31 GMT 1
Lots of good advice Maggie and Tulip. I have clay soil but also a very small garden. I might one day grow one in a tub but at the moment, I don't even have room for another one of those. Honestly every spare inch is covered with something. |
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Post by emseypop on Mar 26, 2009 20:45:17 GMT 1
There is a beautiful tree size Camila in a back garden that backs onto the nearby park, its full of blooms. My nan has a nice size one in her back garden, is it possible to grow one from a cutting d'you think?
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Post by maggyd on Mar 26, 2009 21:23:37 GMT 1
Lots of good advice Maggie and Tulip. I have clay soil but also a very small garden. I might one day grow one in a tub but at the moment, I don't even have room for another one of those. Honestly every spare inch is covered with something. Have you opened a garden thread LadyG? we on here like to pinch idea,s you know!! ;D |
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Post by jad on Mar 26, 2009 22:35:53 GMT 1
Emseypop I've had a quick look in my book it says camelias can be "propagated by semi-ripe or hardwood cuttings from early winter or by grafting in late winter or early spring". It also says it grows well in containers or against a wall in semi shade spots. Well drained neutral to acid soil is essential. Prune to shape after flowering. I hope this helps you. (What would I do without my book)?  |
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Post by jennywren on Mar 27, 2009 7:32:23 GMT 1
Oh dear my soil isnt good then - I think best to "add" something to it - I go on and on doing this with all my borders - its hard work It is in semi shade against a fence tho I have a book with a couple of pages on plants that thrive in clay soil - I think it would be wise to buy up a lot of these  |
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Post by jad on Mar 27, 2009 9:46:52 GMT 1
Oh dear my soil isnt good then - I think best to "add" something to it - I go on and on doing this with all my borders - its hard work It is in semi shade against a fence tho I have a book with a couple of pages on plants that thrive in clay soil - I think it would be wise to buy up a lot of these Jen I dont think clay soil is too bad for them apart from it doesnt drain well. |
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Post by Biggles on Mar 27, 2009 15:48:29 GMT 1
 This is my Camelia- many, many more buds and flowers this year. It had a good feed last year with Chicken Pellets |
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Post by jennywren on Mar 27, 2009 17:24:24 GMT 1
That looks really healthy Biggy - better than mine at the moment It is full of buds though  |
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Post by ladygardener on Mar 27, 2009 18:13:57 GMT 1
It looks great Biggles, beautiful colour too. The flowers stand out so well against those shiny leaves. |
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Post by maggyd on Mar 27, 2009 19:21:44 GMT 1
Thats lovely Biggs  very healthy looking your peiris looks good as well Ive just dug mine out and put it in a pot! I pruned it hard last year as it was leggy (kiss of death that) Have you ever used Mira-Acid on it Ive usded it on my rhod,as but it doesnt keep it turns to water over the winter I have a pool of it and a soggy box in the G.H. |
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Post by emseypop on Mar 27, 2009 21:35:49 GMT 1
I'll wait till nov, not sure i'm up to grafting Thanks Tulip |
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Post by jennywren on Apr 9, 2009 7:56:56 GMT 1
My Camellia - has lots of buds still to open  |
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Post by jasmine on Apr 9, 2009 8:01:50 GMT 1
Is that Camellia Margaret Davis Jenny? I bought one a few years ago - it is supposed to be white with pinky/red tinges on the edge of the petals but mine has always had plain white flowers.  |
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