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    CAMELLIA 'China Clay'
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    CAMELLIA 'China Clay'

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    X williamsii. Pure white semi-double bred in Cornwall
     
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    • Good to know
      C. xwilliamsii 'JC Williams' x C. japonica 'Marjorie Magnificent'
    • Pests & Diseases
      Aphids, scale insects, vine weevils, leaf spot.
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin. UK. 1973. Gillian Carlyon, Tregrehan, Par, Cornwall
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • x williamsii
    • Evergreen
    • Bicolor
      Pure white occasionally flushed pink.
    • Semi-double
      Two rows of petals with conspicuous stamens
    • Woodland garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      2-5m (6-16ft)
    • Spread
      1-3m (3-10ft)
    • Tall Shrub
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Acid / ericaceous loving
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Partial shade
    • Rounded to broadly columnar
    • Rounded to broadly spreading
    • Mature Size
      2-5m (6-16ft)
      Tall Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
        1-3m (3-10ft)
       
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Specially developed organic concentrated seaweed feed for ericaceous plants that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™ Ericoid.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries. It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
    200g sachet
    £8.50
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