Greensboro Red Camellia Japonica – 7 Gallon Pot

Flower Color:  Red with Bright Yellow stamens

Flower Size:  4-5″

A taller growing Camellia with an upright habit of growth to about 10 to 12 feet tall and 7 to 8 feet wide at maturity, Greensboro Red can be grown as a shrub or small tree. As a shrub, it is ideal for use as a hedge or background plant, in groupings, and is especially nice as espalier (trained to grow flat against a wall.) As it grows taller lower branches can be removed to form a highly attractive small evergreen tree that serves well as a focal point specimen in landscape borders and home foundation plantings. A fine addition to camellia gardens, red theme gardens, cottage gardens, cut flower gardens and partially shaded woodland borders.

Spacing:  5 to 6 feet apart for solid hedge; 10 feet or more apart for space between plants

Camellia adapt well to various soil types however prefer a moist but well-drained acidic soil that is rich in organic matter. Constantly soggy soil is a slow killer. In general, Camellia grows and blooms better in partial shade with some shelter from the hot afternoon sun. Morning sun with afternoon shade or filtered sunlight is perfect. All-day filtered sun is fine.

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