Camellia

Our Camellia stocks have now arrived and we are pleased to present the following selection of plants to beautify your garden.

Below the table we have added links to excellent sources of information about Camellias and their culture. Some of the images are particularly lovely and for them we would like to thank our suppliers Notcutts Ltd.

From Flower & Garden Magazine, July, 2001 by Ray Bond

Growing camellias is very simple. Keep it that way by doing it right from the start! Camellias in containers may be set out during any month of the year if they receive proper care. Autumn and early spring, after freezing weather is past, are best for putting outdoors, but remember the plants must be protected during the first winter. Other than that, if the following instructions arc followed, your camellias should thrive and be a wonderful addition to your garden or patio.

LOCATION

Camellias grow and produce the best flowers in filtered sun or partial shade. In too much sun they may suffer scald on the leaves, or the leaves may appear yellow rather than deep green. In winter, protect camellias from the "blue northers" coming in with a fast freeze. So, what does this leave? Camellias make great foundation plants where they can be shaded or protected by large trees. They are beautiful in corners, on patios, as hedges, in atriums and stand-alone. Camellias love pine trees and pine groves.

What is the life span of my Camellia?: With proper care, the Camellia will live longer than you. Outdoors, up to 600 years are reported, and potted, a life span up to 150 years can be expected.

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Name	Image	Price inc. VAT	COMMENTS
Camellia Inspiration		£11.99	Camellia 'Inspiration' C.reticulata Wild form x C.saluenensis F.Hanger, perhaps at Exbury, 1954 H4 AM 1954, FCCT 1979, AGM 2002 Medium sized shrub, dense, bushy upright habit. Flowers: medium semi-double flowers of a brilliant phlox pink; 9cm across. Early to late season. Foliage: slightly rugose small very dark green leaves. Very floriferous, with nicely contrasting foliage and flowers.
CAMELLIA JAPONICA ADOLPHE AUDUSSON		£11.99	Large and evergreen. Blood-red semi-double flowers with conspicuous stamens. Likes acid soil and shade or semi-shade. Height 3m.
CAMELLIA JAPONICA ELEGANS		£11.99	Camellia japonica 'Elegans' also known as 'Chandleri Elegans' and many other synonyms here and abroad. Chance seedling of 'Anemoniflora' Chandler, England c.1822 H4 AM 1953, FCC 1958, AGM (1969) 2002 Spreading low habit. Flowers: very large (to 12.5cm) anemone form with notched petals; deep peach pink with occasional white petaloids. Foliage: wavy and lax semi-matt waxy leaves. Mid season with some earlier and later blooms. A well proven cultivar with many synonyms. An excellent container plant. The leading shoot should not be pruned.
CAMELLIA JAPONICA FREEDOM BELL		£11.99	Camellia 'Freedom Bell' hybrid - parentage unknown; Nuccio, California, 1965 H4 AGM 2002 Dense bushy upright habit; fast growing Flowers: to 9cm across, bell shaped bright coral flowers with prominent stamens. Early to mid season. Foliage: medium sized dark green leaves.
CAMELLIA JAPONICA LADY VANSITTART		£11.99	Valuable evergreen with astounding semi-double flowers white stained pink.
CAMELLIA JAPONICA MARY PHOEBE TAYLOR		£11.99	Camellia x williamsii 'Mary Phoebe Taylor' C.saluenensis seedling J. Taylor, New Zealand 1975 H4 AGM 2002 Vigorous with long extension growths. Flowers: very large (to 12cm across); peony form; light rose pink. Mid season. Foliage: smallish, mid green and semi-matt. A very large flower even when grown outside in the UK. Ideally suited to training on a wall.
CAMELLIA JAPONICA RUBY WEDDING		£11.99	Ruby red rose form double flowers from March. Medium and upright growth.
CAMELLIA JAPONICA SILVER ANNIVERSARY		£11.99	New in 1999. Has white semi double flowers. Plant in acidic soil. Makes a great gift in ericaceous compost in a well drained patio pot.
CAMELLIA X WILLIAMSII ANTICIPATION		£11.99	Camellia x williamsii 'Anticipation' C.saluenensis x C.japonica (possibly 'Leviathan') Les Jury, New Zealand 1962 H4 FCCT 1975, AGM 2002 Upright habit, spreading in time. Flowers: large peony form; deep rose, opening quite flat and to 12cm across. Early to late season. Foliage: glossy, dark, and larger than most williamsii's - tending towards japonica. Very floriferous.
CAMELLIA X WILLIAMSII DONATION		£11.99	Camellia x williamsii 'Donation' C.saluenensis x C.japonica 'Donckelaeri' Stephenson Clarke, Borde Hill, England, 1941 H4 AM 1941, FCC 1952, FCCT 1974, AGM 2002 Erect strong growing habit. Flowers: large semi-double orchid pink with darker veining; to 10cm across. Mid season. Foliage: smallish, mid green and semi-matt. Very floriferous. Upright. Perhaps the finest camellia of the 20th century. Utterly reliable, easy to grow and floriferous in any exposure.
CAMELLIA X WILLIAMSII E.G.WATERHOUSE		£11.99	Narrow upright shrub or small tree. Leaves pale green. Bears large double, pale pink flowers. Height 5m. Spread 3m. Flowers from February to March.
CAMELLIA X WILLIAMSII E. T. R. CARLYON		£11.99	x williamsii 'E.T.R.Carlyon' C.williamsii 'J.C.Williams' x C.japonica 'Adolphe Audusson' G.Carlyon, Tregrehan, Cornwall 1972 H4 AGM 2002 Vigorous upright habit. Flowers: semi-double to rose form; white to 8cm. Late. Foliage: smallish, mid green and semi-matt.
CAMELLIA X WILLIAMSII GOLDEN SPANGLES		£11.99	Upright shrub or small tree. Leaves green with a golden or yellow-green central zone. Attractive single phlox pink flowers. Height 5m. Spread 3m. Flowers from February to March.
CAMELLIA X WILLIAMSII JURYS YELLOW		£13.99	Camellia x williamsii 'Jury's Yellow' (C.saluenensis x C.japonica 'Daikaguru') x C. japonica 'Gwenneth Morey' Les Jury, New Zealand 1976 H4 AGM 2002 Compact habit, eventually slow growing. Dense upright habit. Flowers: anemone form; medium, white petals surround a large boss of semi-petaloid yellow stamens; yellow colour is diffused by the white petals. Mid to late. Foliage: smallish, mid green and semi-matt. Three quarters C. japonica, so tends to hold on to its spent flowers. Perhaps the most weatherproof of the hardy 'yellows', but does stain in wet weather so needs a good site.