Northeast Gardening: Camellia Show at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 0 by JBerger

JBerger wrote:
What beautiful pictures and healthy looking plants. Oh how lucky some people are. I have had two camellias for several years and only the April Blush blooms. The April Tryst just sits there and is not really happy. They go outside in the Spring and stay out until late Fall. They love the sun and lots of water but in the winter when they come in after a few months they get a scale (that is why they do not go into the greenhouse). I work on the scale daily to try and find out where it comes from and what I can do to keep it under control. Daily spraying is almost the only thing that works and they still reappear. It is so frustrating. Yet, even with the scale the pink one (April Blush) blooms for months.

You can see the little brown scale on the leaves. That was last year. This year it has been better and less but still there. I have also treated the soil and re-potted them. I think it is a curse. ☺ Will welcome your comments and suggestions. Have a great day.