I'm the same @Lyn - I'd have pruned it back, but I can understand why people are nervous about it. We have the right conditions for them here - just as you do, but I've given up on them - the flowers usually get annihilated with the weather, so they don't really earn their keep in a smaller garden. I keep looking at them at the nursery though They're tough as old boots
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
We dug out the white ones completely the flowers were just brown and soggy the one in the pot I planted out in deep shade, well protected by other trees, it was covered in flowers so it can stay, even though it’s outside in the lane and we never see it unless we go out.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
That's the big problem with the whites @Lyn. Beautiful for a shady spot, like most white flowering plants, but they suffer very badly with the typical weather at the time of blooming. This garden simply isn't sheltered enough for me to feel it's worthwhile having one again.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
My camellia really has deteriorated even with watering everyday and heavy rains. I’m wondering if I made it worse with the watering. There are, however, some green leaves there. Is that hopeful? Or will they wind up like the others?
I recommend you prune off at least half of the whole shrub, or more. It's really too big to transplant from June time. It's very unlikely to revive fully, and you will end up with a spindly shrub eventually, if it survives.
Best prune back as suggested by Fairygirl and Lyn. That allows your plant some time to settle in without trying to keep the top half alive. Also keep an eye on the soil level. Make sure you are not burying it a bit deeper than the original level. That can also cause issues for your shrub.
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We have the right conditions for them here - just as you do, but I've given up on them - the flowers usually get annihilated with the weather, so they don't really earn their keep in a smaller garden. I keep looking at them at the nursery though
They're tough as old boots
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
the one in the pot I planted out in deep shade, well protected by other trees, it was covered in flowers so it can stay, even though it’s outside in the lane and we never see it unless we go out.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Best prune back as suggested by Fairygirl and Lyn. That allows your plant some time to settle in without trying to keep the top half alive. Also keep an eye on the soil level. Make sure you are not burying it a bit deeper than the original level. That can also cause issues for your shrub.