Camellia japonica 'White by the gate'
Camellia 'White by the gate'
This evergreen Camellia features pure white, formal double flowers that bloom in late winter. It has a dense, upright growth habit, reaching 3.5m tall and 2.5m wide. Plant as a specimen, patio plant, mixed border, or screen.
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Partial shade
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Camellia 'White by the gate'
Latin name
Camellia japonica 'White by the gate'
type
Evergreen Shrub
family
Theaceae
ph
4.5 - 6.5 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
Camellia japonica 'White by the gate'
This evergreen Camellia features pure white, formal double flowers that bloom in late winter. It has a dense, upright growth habit, reaching 3.5m tall and 2.5m wide. Plant as a specimen, patio plant, mixed border, or screen.
Planting Outdoors
From Late Autumn TO Early Spring
Plant container grown plants in late autumn or early spring. If growing in a container use ericaceous compost.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn
Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn the bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well, they must remain moist till rooted, place under glass but in semi shade.
Propagation by seed
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Sometimes seed pods will form after flowering and they can be dried and planted under glass in ericaceous compost
Flowering Season
From Late Winter TO Mid Spring
Lovely single or double white, pink, red or even bi-coloured flowers from late winter to early spring.