Camellia Ackerman
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- Autumn flowering evergreen camellia for the garden
- Delivered gift wrapped and boxed with a handwritten greetings card
- Now HALF PRICE IN OUR END OF SEASON SALE
These hybrid camellias flower much earlier than the japonica types, producing a pretty display of small flowers from October onwards.
We've reduced these lovely strong plants by 50% because they have now finished flowering for the season.
Still great gifts for gardeners who will appreciate the promise of blooms in the autumn. Available this week in pretty pink 'Winter's Dream'.
These instructions are sent with the plant gift
These Camellia will do best in the garden either in a pot or planted out into the ground. This is a hardy autumn flowering variety and will produce a flush of blooms from October onwards.
Choose a sheltered, partially shaded position for your Camellia where you can enjoy the autumn flowers. Keep your plant well-watered, especially whilst in a pot, the compost should feel damp to the touch.
After flowering, your Camellia plant can be re-potted in a larger pot with ericaceous compost or planted out into the ground. Camellias like acidic soil, so choose compost suitable for rhododendrons, heathers and other acid-loving plants.
Whilst slow growing, over time Camellias can grow into quite substantial specimens. In China, where these plants originate, the larger varierties have even been known to reach 15ft and 500 years old.
Problem solving:
These are garden plants and will always be happiest outdoors in ericaceous soil. They do need well drained soil so do make sure that the excess water can drain out the bottom. Try to avoid a situation where the early morning sun shines on frosted plants because this can spoil the flowers.
