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Camellia problem
JJ57
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My camellia flowered earlier this year. However, the flowers never fully opened and and some remained as small buds. All the buds or half opened flowers are mottled brown.
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They do that, its the wet cold weather, especially the white ones. I am in the mind to get rid of mine that are in an exposed part of the garden. We have already taken a huge white one out.
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Wow thanks for alre these responses. I only joined this site today! My camellia is in a large pot. It gets the full morning sun, up until about 1pm and then it's in the shade. I was worried in case it had Camellia flower blight, which I had read about on the RHS website.....if it is the flower blight then I don't think there is any treatment. But hopefully it might be fixed by protection from early year frost and getting more sun.
Hi JJ - Lyn and Verdun are right - the site is probably a big part of the problem but, as it's in a pot, you can easily move it to protect it from early sun. Wet and cold just at the wrong moment causes damage to flowers and it's worse on white ones as they show more. It's amazing how moving something a few feet could make a lot of difference. Here's hoping it'll be fine for next year
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have a lovely double white one and it is just coming into flower now, in my cold greenhouse. It will go outside for the summer in a shady spot and come in again for next year's flowering. It is only small now but most camellias grow fairly slowly so it should go on for a good few years before it is large enough to need evicting. I bought a pink and a red at the same time and they are in the garden already, but as said, the white shows every little bruise or mark and is safer away from damaging weather. The flower buds form in the summer, so it is important to keep it well watered then.
Shame they aren't fragrant though, they look like they should be!