I live in the San Gabriel valley of So Cal and have approx (12)
camelia's that are approx 10-12 years old if not older. They line the
houses foundation (slab foundation) and face north & east (partial
to no sun). I would like to transplant them to face west (full sun)
along my rear wall.

Any idea's, suggestions, discouragement would be appreciated.

On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 01:39:55 GMT, lid (byreferral) wrote:

I live in the San Gabriel valley of So Cal and have approx (12)
camelia's that are approx 10-12 years old if not older. They line the
houses foundation (slab foundation) and face north & east (partial
to no sun). I would like to transplant them to face west (full sun)
along my rear wall.

Any idea's, suggestions, discouragement would be appreciated.

Please don't use apostrophes where they don't belong, as in the simple
plurals "camellias" and "ideas".

moving, contact the Huntington. They have a camellia grower who
regularly exhibits at the Huntington's garden sales. Ask to be put in
touch; he can give you the straight dope on moving.

I have 5 camellias situated the same way -- on E. side of house,
So. Calif. coastal. They have been there many, many years -- over 50,
I'll bet; were there when I bought the house. Seem to be doing fine.
Why do you want to move yours where they will get full sun
in San Gabriel Valley? Much hotter than where I am.

Persephone

byreferral wrote:
I live in the San Gabriel valley of So Cal and have approx (12)
camelia's that are approx 10-12 years old if not older. They line the
houses foundation (slab foundation) and face north & east (partial
to no sun). I would like to transplant them to face west (full sun)
along my rear wall.

Any idea's, suggestions, discouragement would be appreciated.


Camellias will NOT thrive in the afternoon sun in the San Gabriel
Valley. They might not even survive.

In their native environment, they do grow out in the open on
south-facing slopes. However, they get almost constant cloud cover to
moderate the sun.

My camellia bed is on the north side of my house. But my house is not
square on the compass. The north side gets some morning sun. The most
easterly camellia provides some shade, partially protecting the others
from the morning sun. That one is the least vigorous of my plants,
often showing leaf burn and even die-back.

By the way, see my http://www.rossde.com/malaprops/apostrophe.html.

--
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/

"David E. Ross" wrote in
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My camellia bed is on the north side of my house. But my house is not
square on the compass. The north side gets some morning sun. The most
easterly camellia provides some shade, partially protecting the others
from the morning sun. That one is the least vigorous of my plants,
often showing leaf burn and even die-back.

That's my experience, too. I had a camelia on the north-east corner of my
house. It got only morning sun in winter but, come summer, it got morning
sun for a couple hours, then some shade, and then by mid afternoon, it had
come out of the shade and and into full sun. It had burnt leaves and was
just generally unattractive.

AFIK, camelias do best with only *MORNING* sun or shade. YMMV...

--Bryan


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