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Galanthophile North East England, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) May 01, 2006

I inherited 4 camellias from my mother and they are about 20 years old. They do very well in my north facing border. This is Debbie.

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Galanthophile North East England, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) May 01, 2006

A close up

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Galanthophile North East England, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) May 01, 2006

Brucefields Yellow

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Galanthophile North East England, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) May 01, 2006

I like this view

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Galanthophile North East England, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) May 01, 2006

A full on view

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Galanthophile North East England, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) May 01, 2006

E G Waterhouse - a formal double

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Galanthophile North East England, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) May 01, 2006

Roger Hall

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Close up

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Galanthophile North East England, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) May 01, 2006

EG Waterhouse close up

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Galanthophile North East England, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) May 01, 2006

Lady Clare

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Lady Clare closeup

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Galanthophile North East England, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) May 01, 2006

Altogether. Roger Hall is the only one my mother didn't own.

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StarhillForest Illinois, IL(Zone 5b) May 01, 2006

I wish they (and many other things) were hardy here. We all have different plants that do well in our respective climates, but I sometimes dream of having zone 7 winters and zone 4 summers!

Guy S.

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4paws Citra, FL(Zone 9a) May 01, 2006

Lovely photos. I have two camellias, both red. They've only been in their northfacing spot for a year. One bloomed this spring with red flowers. Now it is blooming with white flowers that turn creamy.

Is there some particular natural food camellias like? Can you give me some quick tips in their care? I see many large ones in the area, but this is a relatively new zone for me (two years), and I don't know much about them, but appreciate that they are evergreen and flower as they do.
Thank you.


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Galanthophile North East England, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) May 02, 2006

I don't really do a great deal with mine. Their main requirement is acid soil. They would appreciate feeding between now and late summer when they start developing next years flower buds which they retain throughout the winter. I feed them on organic food (pelletted chicken manure) but you can get liquid feed especially designed for acid loving plants that would be fine. How big are your plants?

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4paws Citra, FL(Zone 9a) May 03, 2006

They are about 4' tall. I planted them last year.

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Galanthophile North East England, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) May 04, 2006

Hope yours do as well for you.

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4paws Citra, FL(Zone 9a) May 04, 2006

Me too. I'm not so sure.

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