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My mother bought be a camellia to grow in a pot in my previous garden -
the soil was considerably more limey there, and it needed to be on the
steps to be west-facing, which is I think why she suggested a pot. She
has grown them in pots for ages and she knows more than me about
gardening so I just did what she suggested. And the camellia has
sentimental value (apparently when I was born, in February in Devon, my
grandfather brought a camellia flower in to the hospital for her. I'm
38 - in the noughties it flowered in November in London and December in
Lancashire. Hmm.)
In the new house it's also west-facing, although the soil is more acid
here, it's still in a pot, and this summer the leaves started turning
brown (it did flower in the spring), and now they've all dropped off.

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If the leaves first turned yellow, then this may be a symptom of
iron deficiency, which is sometimes encountered in acid soils, where
the iron stays locked in the soil. This can be remedied by
feeding the plant sequestered iron, which is reckoned to be
a good all round "tonic" for camellias, azalias etc. As it
would need to be, judging by the price they charge for individual
sachets. However a single feeding appears to eliminate yellowing
leaves on quite large bushes 5ft plus, for many seasons to come.



michael adams

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thanks!

Katie