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Camelia

lilly3lilly3 Posts: 52
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The leaves on my camelia are turning yellow. It's planted in ericaceous compost and been fed with a slow release camelia fertiliser. Could anyone tell me what it's short of please.

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  • Woodgreen wonderboyWoodgreen wonderboy Posts: 2,322

    Try some iron sequesterne which helps it take up nutrients . Presume you are only giving it rain water. 

  • Jess is in the GardenJess is in the Garden Posts: 1,022

    There's a good wonderboy - not a football analogy in sight image

    But returning to plants and stuff - yes, sequestered iron is good, as is liquid seaweed feed.

  • lilly3lilly3 Posts: 52

    Thanks for the advice, will get the sequestered iron asap.

  • Woodgreen wonderboyWoodgreen wonderboy Posts: 2,322

    I have red and white camellias, but we had better not go there again...image

  • Jess is in the GardenJess is in the Garden Posts: 1,022

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  • moonshinemoonshine Posts: 22
    The leaves on my Camelia are curling inwards and some are slightly brown.  It was planted this spring with ericaceous compost and was doing fine until about a month ago.  There has been no frost at all. Any ideas?
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,099
    Need a photo @jjmoon0 :)
    How is it being grown too? Compost alone is no use if it's potted, and they can suffer if they get dried out - even with the amount of rain here  ;)
     
    Have you looked at the foliage to see if anything's in there? They don't generally get bothered by many pests or diseases, but there could be some spider mites in there. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • moonshinemoonshine Posts: 22
    It's planted in the ground - and yes I've checked and can't see any signs of scale - or anything else

  • moonshinemoonshine Posts: 22
    I was thinking of maybe spraying it with a neem oil solution
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,099
    Have a look here
    https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/1048146/camellia-blooming-way-too-early#latest

    It's better to identify the problem first, rather than spraying anything  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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