When best to transplant a pot bound camellia to the garden?

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• Obelixx Posts: 30,090

  April 2023 edited April 2023

  Autumn is generally the best time as the soil is still warm, plants are more or less dormant and there's plenty of rain to settle them in after the initial planting and watering.  This then gives the plant all autumn and winter to let its roots settle in and grow beofre the big spring burst of energy for flowers and new foliage.
  
  However, if needs must, you could plant yours out once flowering is finished but you'll need to make sure it is regularly watered with rain water throughout the summer anduntil the autumn rains set in.  Make sure the plant is well watered first as this helps to ease it out of the pot and reduce root shock.  Add some ericaceous compost to the soil you use for back filling and mulching.

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