CAMELLIA DONATION
Posted by Alistair on Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
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As a gardener I naturally find interest in most plants, a number of them we just have to find a spot for, Camellias come into this category. If living in Aberdeen you think the weather is too cold for this beautiful shrub try Donation or any of the other Williamsii hybrids,they are the result of a cross of C. saluenensis x C. japonica produced by J C Williams in the 1930s. Their leaves are smaller and tougher and they are remarkably hardy even in the north east of Scotland.
Williamsii hybrids produce an abundance of flowers, even in our cooler climate and are more successful than C. japonica in the Northern areas of the UK.They are also popular as their flowers tend to drop neatly as soon as they are over unlike some other Camellias which need dead-heading.
Possibly the most popular of all Camellias is Donation, a vigorous compact upright evergreen shrub, with luxuriant rich green foliage and large, semi-double, orchid pink flowers in April/May. Prefers a sheltered position with well drained lime free soil.
Here are a few of the other Williamsii Camellias.
Camellia Anticipation-Camellia Bow Bells-Camellia Brigadoon-Camellia Carolyn Williams-Camellia Charlean-Camellia Chatsworth Belle-Camellia Crinkles-Camellia Elegant Beauty.
Filed in Gardening News,Our Garden | One response so far
Dagnyon 19 Jul 2008 at 1:12 am 1That is a beautiful flower. I think it might grow well in the cooler climate of Northern Colorado. I’ll have to give it a try.
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alistair says
Definitely worth a try Dagny. Plant where it does not catch early morning sun in Spring.