All About Camellias

[@kendalldaigle1789]

I just moved to property in zone 9 southeast La 4 months ago. I noticed a huge sasanqua blooming at the border of the woods & I went in the woods today to clear out around it to showcase it & found a neglected camellia garden of 15 trees! This garden is probably 30-40 years old. I’m dedicated to restoring this beautiful garden and researching camellia care videos. Thank you for the info!

[@marysmith9361]

When I moved here to Zone 8B, 17 years ago from New England, a native said I HAD to buy a Camellia. Had no idea what they were, but I bought 2. Those 2 trees are enormous, at least 15 feet tall and twice as wide. One is in bloom now and the other will bloom later. The one in bloom is loaded with flowers and buds and has been in bloom for 3 weeks and looks like a huge pink flower. Easiest shrub ever!

[@rnguyen2516]

Where are you in 8B? I’m in Texas. Right now I don’t have the right amount of shade but I do have too much sun. So I’m going to have to wait!

[@hoavacaycanh]

Thanks for sharing!

[@JJ-fm3hr]

there is always room for another camellia! ❤️❤️❤️

[@JudyG53]

Thanks for talking about lack of buds and sun/shade issues. I have one that only has a few buds and I thought it was getting enough direct sun and then bright shade for the remainder of the day. Guess it just wants more sun. Finding more sun in my yard is impossible so I will enjoy the few blooms that I get and the beautiful shrub all year. Again, thanks Jim!

[@Learntarott]

Make sure you prune at right time To allow the light into the plant as well.

[@lulubell711]

I have a Alabama Beauty Camellia and this is its second fall and it's blooming so beautifully! Zone 7b. SE TN.

[@hfhodges]

I loved this camellia video. I’ve had 2, but didn’t know much about them…even the differences. Thanks a million!! I’m in 7b

[@jeromegagnon8335]

That Lemon Glow is looking great

[@melontm7706]

I came to find music, but I found flowers. This ain't too bad

[@peggydove8756]

Oh my goodness, brings me to tears! I had giant camellias at my home in SC. I miss them so much!!! Sure wish I could grow some in Fayetteville, WV. Yours are beautiful!!

[@theplantninja-texasgardener]

Planted my first Camellia this season in zone 8b. It just started blooming yesterday.

[@rnguyen2516]

Oh my goodness, I just discovered your channel and love it, too! How is your camellia doing? I’m in 8B in Texas, too.

[@theplantninja-texasgardener]

⁠​⁠@@rnguyen2516 I love that! Thank-you! To be honest they’re alive and blooming but not thriving. I suspect the soil pH is too alkaline. I plan on moving them to containers this fall where I can control the soil pH better.

[@rnguyen2516]

@@theplantninja-texasgardener that makes total sense! Did you use soil acidifier or fertilizer for acid-loving plants?

[@BA-ef4pr]

I look forward to adding them to my landscape!

[@Checkthefineprint]

My plant is full of buds, awaiting the show!

[@nw4090]

Just scored 3 shi shi from a local landscape guy yay!! Cant wait to plant them!

[@SteveL2012]

Wow, the crimson camellia sasanqua is one of the most beautiful plants I’ve seen in a long time. ❤️

[@geckomoriadaimyoofwano7157]

I love your camellia videos Jim, thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@jewelzhang3745]

Planted “winter snowman” under/near the tree in late summer, it’s all budded up and the little pink is about to open up. excited!

[@litaholloway2721]

Thanks for sharing your beautiful Camellias, Im excited and can’t wait for my Camellias to bloom🤗

[@KyleMartin.NCRealtor]

Love all of the info & seeing the beautiful flowers!! I bought 2 sasanqua (2 gallon size) from Camellia Forest this past April (they are great, thank you for mentioning them in a previous video). One is flowering crazy & the other one has tons of buds. Can’t wait for it to start flowering too. I also have a japonica I bought a few years ago from a local nursery, love it too! Thinking of adding lemon glow next. 🌸☺️

[@lisapremo9327]

I completely agree with you on camellias! I adore mine, and they are prolific! So gorgeous in late fall and winter! I’m in Charlotte, NC, zone 8a.

[@jenniferhooks2454]

Thanks for the useful information about camellias in this video.,The flowers are so lovely. The Lemon Glow camellia is just so softly beautiful. Most of my camellias are some variation of pink or red. I have several in bloom now.

[@MelodyHopkins]

I finally got my hands on 3 white Shi Shi Gashira camellias and planted them about a month ago for my white garden under a river birch tree. I'm hoping they will get enough sun to have plenty of blooms. This is on the south side of my house in the front yard and here in zone 8B on the Gulf coast we get lots of reflected light. I recently added an extra irrigation source I can use during the real hot months of July and August to make sure the thirsty river birch doesn't keep the camellias from drying out too much.

[@meredith3588]

I love Camellias and the Crimson and Clover may be my new favorite.

[@lindahopkins2381]

Love camellias!! My 3 Yuletide camellia sasanqua planted many years ago are huge and beautiful! I now know why my 5 ‘Rose of Autumn’ sasanqua camellias only have a few blooms...too shady. Love your channel. Thanks Jim

[@MrsTitina]

Looooove camellias and gardenias!!

[@sammysworld5485]

I planted April Tryst Camellia that blooms in the Spring & hardy to zone 6. They have huge red blooms. Beautiful glossy green leaves. Can’t wait for see their buds opening again.

[@shervegas]

Wow Jim they are so lovely! I just love Camellias!

[@L4sleeko]

That Crimson And Clover is the bomb. Love the color combination and it really does pop in your zone. My favorite season has always been the Fall just because of the smells and feel of it. But Spring is a very close second with all the blooms and smells and . . . well, you know. Planting! 😀

[@jengsaquatics689]

My October Magic Ruby bushes have been blooming since the second week of October here in zone 8b. My October Magic Ivory bushes are full of flower buds but not ready to open yet. They are lovely every greens.

[@Rougebasque]

Love camellias, I have 3 twenty year old japonicas that bloom 4 months of the year. Downside is the flowers that fall on the ground and rot. I hate cleaning them up!

[@gardeningnkarma3782]

You inspired me and I bought my first Carmella. And it's in full bloom right now I hAve the white flowers I think it's October frost it's been blooming since. I bought it at home depot it's about 6 ft talk and the most expensive purchase I've ever made on plants, usually I buy all my plants on sale but I was itching to have this plant no matter the cost😁

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

Thank You so much Jim for this video 🙂 I really needed it 🙂

[@jeromegagnon8335]

Same thing happened to my Camellia japonica ‘April remembered’. It started blooming mid october and it’s still going strong

[@jsaysyay]

i love watching this from my zone 6a sandy soil region lol. it is genuinely interesting & entertaining! but literally unavailable here, i just get to watch

[@gingerlily4367]

Jim, have you thought about buying that small plot of land next to your house from the city? It would be nice to give you more planting space.

[@karenbrower9952]

My Camelias bloom in the early early spring. I have japonica. Classic. Red, pink, white and two splotchy pink red trees. They are forty years old or better. Ten or twelve feet high.

[@itsallaboutlight]

I espaliered a Camilla at my last house (zone 7a). At the time, I didn't know what it was called, to prune it that way. It always bloomed in January. Most of the time they got frozen... But I loved leaf growth. Don't know the variety. The blooms were dark pink. Thank you for the video and information.

[@passepartoot]

There's mature 'Shishsi Gashira' in the Norfolk Botanical Gardens. It is pruned in an Asian style into a 'poodled' effect. Striking in bloom and gorgeous otherwise. A ten minute contemplation when I come upon it. It's in the Japanese Garden if you happen to visit. There is an enchanting collection of hundreds of other cultivars in their camellia garden. Going to my first camellia show there this Saturday.

[@karenbrower9952]

Hi neighbor! I'm in Hampton. Been to the gardens dozens of times!

[@passepartoot]

Well, the camellia show *looked* beautiful from, but we (grandson and I) were refused passage by an unsmiling Lurch-like man who said we had to leave before we made to the entrance. So, the boy and I went wandering amongst the camellia forest instead. I wanted him to see gardens as welcoming places.

[@passepartoot]

@@karenbrower9952 I bet we have dozens of neighbors in Horttube!

[@steverdms]

I've never planted those before but I'm reconsidering that decision.

[@kristyswegman5221]

So jealous of your camellia season from zone 6b in Pennsylvania! Beautiful blooms!

[@mikej70]

Best plant channel thanks Jim!

[@MichaelOssen]

First! Camellias are back! Sansaquas and Daikagura family in bloom in my yard!

[@duncanbirnie4158]

Very informative,hits the nail,all the best from Peterhead Scotland 👍

[@kamelia-camelia1464]

Wow- this flower's name is also mine 😳

[@michelesimpson2237]

All my blooms and buds turned brown because it was 17 degrees for 3 days even though I covered it. So sad. Second year in a row that we have had really low temps for an extended period. Zone 9 now with the new zoning. Austin Tx. I love the blooms. Next super low temps we have I will put a light under the plastic.

[@rspruill1422]

Very interesting about the blooming season of each? Can you plant them in one flower bed area? So you can have blooms from fall to spring?

[@Taydrum]

I owe you a big thanks for getting me into camellias last year. I absolutely love them. With that said, have you considered growing any camellia sinensis? I know they're a little touchier, but it seems you have the magic location for camellias where you live.

[@jcking6785]

Here in 6b, I have a “semi-hardy” double pink camellia (lost the tag probably a decade ago 😏 but it was rated for z6). It died to the ground a number of years ago after multiple days of single digit temps. This year, it has just two buds on it. I will be wrapping it loosely in burlap to see if I can save those gorgeous blooms for next spring. I love the videos about camellias but I do have to admit, I have a touch of plant envy. 😊

[@JimPutnam]

The winter series is good for you. Camellia forest usually has them available

[@brucecavey9759]

Love them camellias !!! The more the better !!! Promote fragrant varieties like scentsation camellia jsponica or any of the sasanqua camellua varieties ! Good video

[@Graycat1735]

I love camellias! I am in zone 7B and have heavy clay soil and have had great luck with the camellia sasanquas. I just found an 'Early Wonder' for half price and am excited about trying it!

[@alishajones3439]

They are beautiful! I planted a long row of camellias on our property line that connects with the creepy guy neighbor next door? Hoping they block the view soon!

[@QYOH]

Masaya Oya (大箭将也), also known as Camellia (かめりあ) or Cametek, is a producer of eclectic electronic music, largely using Vocaloid music back in his starting days. Born and raised in Japan, most of his works are made of electronical musical elements, he has also used 初音ミク Hatsune Miku for vocals, most notable in “Systematic Love.” His most known electronic kind of song is with Nanahira (Another artist, female), “Can I Friend You On Bassbook ? Lol.” Additionally, a number of his non-Vocaloid works have appeared in Konami’s series of rhythm games Bemani, and other rhythm games like osu!, Dance Dance Revolution and such. He created an official demo for VY2v3.

[@silbianongbah4248]

Hello from India

[@mikej70]

Great info as usual best ant channel. Lo e camellias grow well in Southern NJ sandy acid soil

[@vin.handle]

Good video. I am looking for a video or advice on an April Kiss Japonica. It grows in zones 6A-10B, so, it appears to be hardy in my zone, 7A. Any information would be appreciated.

[@myflowerfieldgarden]

beautiful evergreens camellias

[@soonietessier2145]

Jim, can you link the video with the camellia espalier please?

[@staceyalarcon4027]

I love that when I google Camellia LemonGlow to look up more information about it, your I may have a Camellia problem video pops up. 😂 could you please do a video on how to espalier a camellia?

[@debbieevans6645]

I have a very old camellia "tree" in my front yard, which I ❤. I was watching your video on propagating them. What rooting hormone, or gel, do you use? Thank you

[@marshamauldin6284]

I have an October Magic and it gets lots of buds in part shade, but only a couple of them open. Should I move it or fertilize it more or what would you suggest?

[@dwohio8283]

I sure wish we could grow these in Ohio zone 6B. They are lovely

[@LinusCello75]

You may have a microclimate (protected area near your house) where you can grow some of theses camellias.

[@harriettpavonrosado5175]

I have a couple in bloom. Zone7b

[@karynwhitesuperwoman]

New to the Chanel! 🌿💕

[@hollywoodmomof3]

Hi, Jim! I’m having a hard time finding a good potting mix specifically for my Yuletide Camellia that needs to go into a container. What ratio of soil conditioner and compost would be best? Or do you have a specific potting mix recommendation for camellias? TIA!

[@MaryannKrammss]

I am in PA, zone 6B, just bought Cam.Japonica, April Remembered. I made an earthen wall about 2 ft high on North side to protect it. The South side is dappled shade from neighbors trees. Any advice to give it a good start?

[@kylehartwig5025]

I would love to learn details of espelliar of camellias against my house zone 7 in DC.

[@laupingpo]

I had a one Mary William Camellia, It had a lots of buds, why they didn’t blooming? I feed them every well.

[@staciejackson7497]

Jim, will you trim the crimson’s vertical growth shoots so it fills in more? Or will the rest of the plant catch up? I have a kanjiro with similar shoots. I love the lighter green foliage on the SL magic camellias.

[@JimPutnam]

I will prune the streched branches.

[@bohnnco]

Not sure if you have considered visiting Craig at Camellia Forest here in Chapel Hill. Also - I planted about 150 snowdrops last fall. I have never planted galanthus. When should I expect them to return in 7b? Are yours coming up yet? Thanks

[@57colliegirl]

What would be the cause of central stems dying back? It's in its second season. This developed early summer...might it be lack of water? It gets morning sun until 1:00...then partial to p.m.full shade.

[@sydludwig1826]

I have a Camilla bush in full shade and it blooms a lot of flowers in December, January and February. I live in the high desert in so cal. Right now in April I see yellow leaves but new leaves. What’s that about? Is that normal or should I give it fertilizer? Idk what to do.

[@Gigi89427]

Can you grow camellias Japonicas in containers? zone 7B?

[@BarbaraAdams-g9m]

I have loads of buds but they turn brown and drop off before blooming. Its in a large container?

[@trj4441]

Can any Camellias be overwintered or anything up north, a few zones out of hardiness?

[@gardeningnkarma3782]

Oh and mine is espalier

[@anitahadley2871]

I have a spot picked for October Orchid that gets more sun in the summer then right now. Is it more important to get the sun when the buds are forming or should it get the sun year round? Right now it’s only getting about two hours of direct sun.

[@lisamalone2926]

Don't know how to send a picture but my camellias have leaves that are lush green at the base, turn brown towards the tip and are very grey and dry and brittle at the tip. I have buds, very few but they never seem to open. Any help would be appreciated. I have 3 plants, all in different locations with the same problem. Thank you

[@josh.kaptur]

Is there an upright/columnar variety?

[@MMMM-mq3bt]

Im in Texas where to buy them $ and do they all have fragrance i want to put them under the front window flowerbed ,what do you recommend to add trees or borders plz advice ,,,,,video time

[@archiemorrison6088]

Jim, what is happening this year. My Chinese snowball and my Otto Luyken Cherry laurel are blooming. Do I need to be concerned

[@Skrnld]

Hello Jim , I live in zone 9b central florida sandy soil , you think camellias would grow well here?

[@huytruong2542]

My young Jack Camellia is almost2 2 years old. It had so many buds last year, but 90% of them dropped before they bloom. I live in Virginia Zone 7B as well. Can you please let me know some of the reason why it happened that way?

[@daniellehochstetter2697]

Do you have any plans on growing camellia sinensis? If not, why not?

[@JimPutnam]

I have a very special one that I got from a hybridizer. It is going to be released next year and I haven't been able to talk about yet.

[@LinusCello75]

Just got gold splash (from nurcar) and silver dust (from camforest). Love variegated foliage (no immediate plans to make tea).

[@amandamacaulay9326]

Do rabbits tend to stay away from them? I would love to have one in my garden!

[@maxgonzalez81]

I wish I can grow camelias here in West Virginia zone 6😔

[@ThePoehladian]

Do you know if hard wood cuttings will root ? I'm trying it on a Sesanqua. I think I spotted Florida Sunshine in your video. 😁

[@JimPutnam]

Camellias are easy to root,but extremely particular in what will or will not root. Hardwood cutting do not. Semi hardwood cutting in early summer root readily

[@ThePoehladian]

@@JimPutnam Cool, thanks. 👍

[@sharonhainesNumber1Red]

I got a new Camilla and it died. I don’t understand it. It got watered by the sprinkler, and hand watered by the hose. It is next to another Camilla and some Azaleas. I’m in Zone 7b, in Greensboro.

[@3lightsteps]

Grubs, planted too low or too much water perhaps?

[@sharonhainesNumber1Red]

@@3lightsteps Could be too much water.

[@dorindajenkins7825]

👋😃

[@rdarrett3635]

I have Snow Flurry. Is it a sasanqua or japonica?

[@JimPutnam]

It is a hybrid with Camellia oleifera

[@pathardin7580]

My sister has a problem with squirrels eating her camellia buds.

[@3lightsteps]

Ugh! Tree rats 🐀! I loved them as a child, but as a gardener - NO! Only virtue is planting trees.

[@denisea3036]

would you happen to know which is the fastest growing one?

[@JimPutnam]

Alabama beauty

[@denisea3036]

@@JimPutnam thank you

[@Learntarott]

5:30 why don’t they bloom

[@didthatreallyjust]

Is ur soil clay?

[@3lightsteps]

Yes, he has heavy red clay, which is why he plants high. He has a video of planting one.