Plant of the Week – Camellias

Plant of the Week

Camellias

Camellia blossoms

These flashy evergreen shrubs are quite the showstopper and by incorporating different varieties in your garden you can have flowers nearly all year round. Best planted in autumn and spring, Camellia sasanqua is renowned for their late autumn and winter flowers. They have an array of different flower forms but primarily their colours are pink and white.

Die erste Frau Napoleons, Josephine de Beauharnais, beauftragte ihren Gärtner in ihrem Landgut Malmaison, Kamelien zu kultivieren. Prompt wurde die Kamelie in dieser Zeit zur Kultblüte. Die immergrünen Sträucher mit glänzenden Blättern entwickeln Blüten in Weiß, Rot und Rosa von bis zu 12 cm Durchmesser. Im Freien gedeiht die japanische Kamelie in Europa nur in Klimazonen wie Südtirol und dem Tessin. Die Heimat der botanisch zu den Teegewächsen gebührenden Kamelien liegt in Japan, Nordkorea und Nordchina.

Plant in a spot with partial shade and water regularly. They appreciate a feed in early spring and may need pruning after flowering. If you’re short on space in your beds and borders, they are great to grow in containers too.

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