Camellia japonica 'Desire'

Morning everyone. Bit chilly but at least it’s dry. Enjoy your Sunday whatever you may be doing🌸

Nice👍 That's a beauty 👌

Thanks @jeatacake It’s was one of the first plants we got when we started our garden last year

Lovely blooming Camellia 👌🏼

Thanks @richard.spicer.7906 but the blooms don’t last very long, seems to brown quickly and drop

😕 oh that's a shame

Hello everyone. Bit misty at the moment but the sun is trying. Enjoy your Sunday 🌸

@clare2611 Morning 😊🙏🏼 foggy where I live ☁️☁️☁️

Pretty pink 🌿🌸

Morning Clare same here...🌸👌🏼

Morning Claire, that cameillas a beaut!.enjoy your Sunday, hopefully it'll be a dry one.

Morning Clare, it’s not trying very hard here!! 😂😂

Perfect Clare 🌸

Didn’t know this had opened until just now 🌸 #aprilflowers #camellia

Just stunning 😍😍😍

Here it’s comes 💕

Morning everyone. Got 10 tonne of soil arriving today to start backfilling a old dry dyke. Progress report later...if I survive endless trips with the barrow😅

That'll keep you warm clare. Nice to see you getting stuck in. 😊💪👊

I always try @davewrightjoinerygooglemail.co the ex-miner Husband thinks I’m a pit pony 🐴

Good luck..😉

Morning Clare you will need some muscles shifting that lot 💪💪💪

Morning Clare. Sounds like you'll have a very busy day .....just watch your back! Have a productive day 😊💪👍

Make sure you have plenty of tea, sounds like thirsty work !!

#camellia

Beautiful flowers

Love the colours.🌸

Another bud open but a lot paler than the others...almost white?!

These really are truly amazing to look at 😍

What a stunner! 😍

My Camellia is dropping all its petals, is this normal or is there a problem? #camellia #problem #sickplant

@hayleyaj

Hi Clare, what soil type do you have? Camellia like an acid soil, so need ericaceous compost. I looks like a new plant, how long has it been planted? 🤔 @jaynehynesburton

Hi @hayleyaj . Its been in that spot for about 3 weeks. Read they may suffer bud drop if they're too dry so going to up the watering a little and see how it goes then maybe look at the soil as it differs all over the garden. Thank you

That was why I asked! All new plants, or those you move, need plenty of watering for the first few weeks 😃

That's a stunning picture. They also don't like sun first thing in the morning and a good feed of Sequestered Iron helps too 👍

Beautiful 😄💖

💞💕💓💗

Just moved her out of the pot into the garden #camellia

Is this blight on my Camellia? #fungus

Was it very cold the night before this happened? Might just be frost damage. It does happen with camellias, something to do with the sun then thawing them out.

@gardening_gems can't remember weather when I first noticed it. Also thought it might be where the petals are touching the wet pot?

I've got a couple of buds opening but fingers crossed they look ok @suzyw

New additions courtesy of hubby this Valentines Day. Especially love the pots #valentines #honey #icecream

How nice of him, looks beautiful 🌸