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A dwarf Camellia?
On 8/31/2008 9:17 PM, Jacqueline Davidson wrote:
We want to put Camellias in a space where it is shaded but has good light, but there is a height limit of about 8 feet. Is there a Camellia for this space or what might we use instead, here in zone 7, NW Mississippi. We have a covered walk way to the shop,and the space between the sidewalk and the house is 4 feet. (new house) Suggestions? Thanks, Jackie My Camellia japonicas (what most people think of when they say "camellia") are NOT dwarfs. However, they do not exceed 4-5 ft in height and equal width. The most vigorous in my garden is 'Carter's Sunburst' (huge pale pink semi-double flowers with dark pink streaks); it might reach 6 ft if I didn't prune it to stay below my dining room window. Actually, two of them -- 'Daikagura' (informal double, pink and white marbling) and 'Thomas D. Pitts' (formal double, white) -- remain about 3 ft high. All are easily pruned to stay smaller. My C. sasanquas seem to stay smaller. 'Yuletide' (dark red) is a narrow plant, about 3-4 ft high and 2 ft wide. 'Jean May' (pale pink), 'Chansonett' (medium pink), and 'White Doves' stay less than 2 ft high but spread out about 2-3 ft wide. These all have single flowers and can take somewhat more sun than C. japonica. See my comments about soil, sun, and watering in the thread "Best container for a camellia japonica?". In the ground, mine are planted on slightly raised mounds. I amended the soil with a generous amount of peat moss and and compost. Both the mounds and organic matter improve drainage. I also broadcast a generous amount of gypsum around them every year to keep my heavy clay soil from becoming a soggy paste. The plants are mulched with leaves from my trees and with the output of my office shredder to keep the soil cool and moist. Both mulches tend to remove nutrients from the soil while decomposing; but this is okay with camellias, which prefer a "lean" soil. -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19) Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/ |
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A dwarf Camellia?
You should be fine in that space. I have an older one that's pushing
7 feet. But they grow slowly and you can always trim it a little after blooming. |
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A dwarf Camellia?
On Aug 31, 9:17 pm, "Jacqueline Davidson"
wrote: We want to put Camellias in a space where it is shaded but has good light, but there is a height limit of about 8 feet. Is there a Camellia for this space or what might we use instead, here in zone 7, NW Mississippi. We have a covered walk way to the shop,and the space between the sidewalk and the house is 4 feet. (new house) Suggestions? Thanks, Jackie I agree that Yuletide is a rather small, upright, narrow bush. So is Jean May, but they grow to 6-8 feet here in Nor Cal. Cleopatra is smallish too, and Ave Maria about 6 ft. Here are some NOT to get as they are all at least 10 feet and up to 15 ft. here. Pink Perfection, Jordan's Pride, CM Wilson, Mrs Charles Cobb, Mrs. Tingley, Setsugekka, Kanjiro, Shishigashira, and Hana Jiman. Emilie NorCal |
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A dwarf Camellia?
We want to put Camellias in a space where it is shaded but has good light,
but there is a height limit of about 8 feet. Is there a Camellia for this space or what might we use instead, here in zone 7, NW Mississippi. We have a covered walk way to the shop,and the space between the sidewalk and the house is 4 feet. (new house) Suggestions? Thanks, Jackie |
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