Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Indoor gardening, Mid atlantic, 2015, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
SS--
I know many gardenias are different--but I think mosy of them do not like
winds and exposure to bad weather too much. They don't like full sun either.

Plant yours on the East side, in a sheltered spot--protected on both sides from
winds and driving rains/snow.

Mine is a pretty hardy one. it blooms in early March.
Other than watering and throwing some Holly Tone on it a couple times a year,
I do not do anything special to mine. It IS getting a bit old and last winter all the buds froze off.
SO--it just grew more stems like crazy. It is stating to look sprawled....again.
May do this after it blooms--IF it will bloom.

I think it needs another pruning. Wish I knew how to propagate them from cuttings.
I understand--it is NOT easy at all. G,

--April 2010---my Camellia was not doing good. It had blotchy leaves that would
fall off and the shrug grew very straggly. (Sorry--the #2 photo should have been #!)

2--May 2009. This leaf issue had been going on for a couple of years. It just got worse--
and the shrub looked distressed.

--June 2010--With Mile Quinn's (in GA) encouragement and assuring me it would be OK .
I hacked it down--completely. It WAS scary to do so!

4--July 2010--Here she is re-growing. Doing pretty good! Feeling better now.

5--April--2012---Doing well--look how fast she is re-growing! On her way.

SO--IF I must--I will prune her back somewhat later this year--just to shape it up a bit.
Will do it right after she blooms--so the new growths will still produce buds.

SS_ what has been your major problem with all your camellias dying?
It is a pretty hardy shrub--as you can see. try to analyze what it is that
you are, or are not, doing right that they do not survive for you?

Gita

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