LOGEE'S - from the growers

Camellias 

Attractive, showy flowers once a mainstay for cut flowers and corsages have long been used as container plants. They are slow growing and flower in the wintertime. 

Successful Growing Tips

1. Use fertilizer only at the beginning of active growth.
2. For feeding use a top dressing of cottonseed meal in the late winter or early spring at the beginning of new growth.
3. Water when soil surface appears dry and then thoroughly saturate the root ball.
4. Give partial sun year-round. 
5. Give 30-40°F nighttime temperatures during the winter. Hot nights during the wintertime will cause “bud blast.” Up to 59°F is okay.
6. Give a slightly acidic soil between (soil ph between 4.8 - 5.8)
7. Pinch back young cuttings to get full and bushy growth, although this discourages flowering early on.
8. 1 tablespoon of Epsom Salts/ one gallon of water given twice a year supplies their magnesium requirements.

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