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Camelia with two colours

Belindafscott68Belindafscott68 Posts: 3
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I planted a white camelia about three years ago. It has grown well and has lots of white buds but one has opened as a beautiful pink flower. Is this common? 

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  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    I have heard of it, but never personally seen it. I think it's called a "sport", where a flower reverts to one of its parent colour. I might be getting this confused with roses,  but l'm pretty sure it happens to camellias as well.
  • Joyce GoldenlilyJoyce Goldenlily Posts: 2,933
    Yes. It is quite common in camellias. Sometimes they throw a sport individual flower or a small branch carrying a different coloured flower. They also sometimes throw flowers of the main plant colour splashed with another colour. These can be propagated by growing on the affected branch to produce a new variety.
  • Belindafscott68Belindafscott68 Posts: 3
    Thank you. That is very helpful 
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