Last summer I added 12 new plants to my existing 10, and was pleased & surprised this morning to see how happy a few of them are.
All are doing well, but my Henry E Huntington doubled in height this summer. Yes he is skinny, but I suspect he will fill out as he ages.
Also, me new “Silver Dollar” plants seem to be preparing for a great bloom. I can’t wait to see how things go. Cross fingers.
Here's my second flowering Camellia. What a fantastic flower!
What I've found is that it's a variety registered in 1800's, cultivated by horticulturist Raffaello Mercatelli. I ordered it from Flora Toskana (Germany) over a year ago, and although the plant arrived healthy, the flowers and buds didn't really survive the long travel. It has had now time to settle, and seems to be doing well.
I've never seen the first stage of flowering of Camellias before, and took a long time to research and make a decision to buy these and decide a variety I would like. I think I made the correct decision.
It tries to sprout new leaves but they all get brown spots and fall off