My first Camellia

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Author Message   Hankeat  Posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 02:33 am EST :    This year I brought a camellia. I hope our Winter will always so mild (-6C) like last two years. I grow it in pot, as this is the only possibility I have. My question is, why the flowers of my camellia aren't symmetry? Hankeat - Berlin, Zone "7a"   Luis_pr  My Time Posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 03:02 am EST :    I do not grow them in containers but someone once told me to keep them evenly moist, and turn the container periodically for symmetric growth. Luis_pr - Hurst, Texas, Zone "USDA 7b/8a"   Gardenfiend  Supporting Member My Weather My Garden Posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 03:29 am EST :    Are they all like that one? It does look a bit strange :-) The flowers of many camellias vary a little, one from the other, especially some semi-doubles that can't seem to make up their minds. That's what yours looks like. I think you should wait till next year, it will probably settle down more by then. I grow many camellias, most of them in pots. They generally do quite well. But I don't think we can count on all future winters being like these last two, so you will need to be able to protect yours in a cold winter - or bring it into an unheated space. Do you know the name of yours? That would help determine its hardiness. Gardenfiend - Germany, Zone "7a"   Hankeat  Posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 06:22 am EST :    Yes, the both flowers have this form. I think it could be due to the lighting in green house before it sold, as the bigger parts are at top. I think it's just a normal one. I bought it from the house improvement store Hellweg. It states only Camellia Mara, should an unheated space below 15C? I've two choices, my sleeping room is dim and about 15C, my basement is dark and slightly below 10C. Which one is better? Hankeat - Berlin, Zone "7a"   Gardenfiend  Supporting Member My Weather My Garden Posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 07:12 am EST :    That sounds like a reasonable explanation. I'm afraid neither of those two rooms is good. The temperature should be below 10° in winter, 5° is fine but 15° would be too warm considering the low winter light. Dark basement isn't good either. I think your best bet in a cold winter would be to give it really good protection, especially around the pot and roots, and leave it on the balcony against the house. Unless it is one of the very tender ones, it should be fine like that. Gardenfiend - Germany, Zone "7a"   Hankeat  Posted on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 01:50 am EST :    Mara, do you turn your camellia? A book said they shouldn't be turned. Now I'm confuse. Hankeat - Berlin, Zone "7a"   Gardenfiend  Supporting Member My Weather My Garden Posted on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 07:46 am EST :    I move the pots around all the time and have never given much thought to the direction. So I guess I do turn them, unintentionally. It doesn't seem to bother them. We had one night of -1° a couple of weeks ago, remember? Well, one of the camellias, Bella Romana, dropped all its flowers! None of the others did, but it was really sad as it had been covered in open and half-open flowers and looked pretty spectacular. Gardenfiend - Germany, Zone "7a"   Hankeat  Posted on Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 01:43 am EST :    It's a nightmare. You've to wait one more year for the flowers. Fortunately your other camellias still bloom. Hankeat - Berlin, Zone "7a"

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