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Mt father-in-law has a problem with his 5 yo camellia budding, then the buds dry
out and shrivel going hard, not opening up and dropping off. Lots of flower buds. It was a pink, now it has got white and pink, bottom half white and top half pink. Kept moist and fed with Azalea and camellia mix, twice a year. Facing south, never had this problem before. Roses planted with it and they are going great. What should he be looking for. Deer Park, Victoria. Thanks Red -- Cheers Red |
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On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 15:05:02 +1000, Red red-wine@optusnet-dot-com-dot-au
wrote: What should he be looking for. No Takers? :-( -- Cheers Red |
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Camelia
Red wrote:
Mt father-in-law has a problem with his 5 yo camellia budding, then the buds dry out and shrivel going hard, not opening up and dropping off. Lots of flower buds. It was a pink, now it has got white and pink, bottom half white and top half pink. Kept moist and fed with Azalea and camellia mix, twice a year. Facing south, never had this problem before. Roses planted with it and they are going great. What should he be looking for. I don't know, but I had a look in some books. Apparently the most common cause for the buds dropping is environmental factors such as over or underwatering. You seem to have all that covered. If the roses like it, it may be too sunny for the camellias. Check the drainage and the soil pH. A sudden rise in temparature or spraying with insecticides can cause buds to fall off. There is also a mite - the buds would go brown, and then fall off. It may also drop buds if it made too many. The colour change is not significant I don't think. It could be some kind of virus, but that usually causes streaking and is rather pretty. There's nothing you can do about it, but it doesn't usually kill the plant anyway. But I think it is more likely to be just a kind of fading effect, which just seems to happen sometimes. Older petals fade to white, and ones that are in the sun fade more. HTH Jane |
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