Camellia x williamsii 'Donation'
Camellia 'Donation'
Camellia are evergreen shrubs which can be spreading or upright with shiny deep green leaves bearing lovely single or double white, pink, red or even bi-coloured flowers from late winter to mid spring. Camellia williamsii have smaller leaves than other camellias, and are more hardy than many other camellias, and therefore more suitable for growing in exposed areas that have cold Winters, and where the intensity of light is lower (such as the northern areas of Britain). They have the added bonus of dropping their spent flowers, thus saving the task of removing spent blooms by hand! 'Donation' is a long-flowering camellia that produces large, semi-double, soft pink, saucer-shaped flowers.
Contributed by @kittoch
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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 'Donation'
Latin name
Camellia x williamsii 'Donation'
type
Evergreen Shrub
family
Theaceae
ph
4.5 - 6.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
2.50 M
5.00 M
Camellia x williamsii 'Donation'
Camellia are evergreen shrubs which can be spreading or upright with shiny deep green leaves bearing lovely single or double white, pink, red or even bi-coloured flowers from late winter to mid spring. Camellia williamsii have smaller leaves than other camellias, and are more hardy than many other camellias, and therefore more suitable for growing in exposed areas that have cold Winters, and where the intensity of light is lower (such as the northern areas of Britain). They have the added bonus of dropping their spent flowers, thus saving the task of removing spent blooms by hand! 'Donation' is a long-flowering camellia that produces large, semi-double, soft pink, saucer-shaped flowers.
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.
kittoch
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