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  • CAMELLIA 'Cornish Snow'
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© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CAMELLIA 'Cornish Snow' and CAMELLIA 'Mary Williams'
© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    CAMELLIA 'Cornish Snow'

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    Hybrid - early and very free flowering single white flower. Slow growing. Caerhays hybrid. Plants supplied 25-30cm
    2 year
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    1 to 1.5 Litre
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    £18.00 each 
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    Plant Details
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    • Burncoose speciality
      See Burncoose Speciality group for more details
    • Good to know
      Plants are smaller than similar varieties and slower growing, well worth the wait.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Aphids, scale insects, vine weevils, leaf spot.
    • Place of origin
      UK. A Caerhays Castle hybrid. (C. cuspidata x C. saluenensis). Caerhays Estate, Cornwall.
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Caerhays bred plants
    • Camellias
    • Camellia
    • Evergreen
      leaves 5cm (2in) long, bronze when young, maturing to dark green.
    • White
      Sometimes with a pink tinge on the reverse
    • Single
      Row of petals round conspicuous stamens - no more than 8 petals
      To 6cm (2½in) across
    • Fully hardy
    • Serrulate
    • Ovate
      Narrowly ovate
    • Height
      3m (10ft)
    • Spread
      1.5m (5ft)
    • Tall Shrub
      Slow to establish. Slender, arching branches
    • Hardy - average winter
      Hardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F)
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Winter Seasonal Interest
    • Rounded to broadly columnar
    • Rounded to broadly spreading
    • Mature Size
      3m (10ft)
      Tall Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
        1.5m (5ft)
       
    Planting Tips and Care Advice
    • Garden Location/Conditions
      Border
      Suitable for a large border
      Cottage garden
      Town garden
      Woodland garden
    • Pruning group
      Pruning group 5
      Suitable for: Evergreen shrubs that require minimal pruning.
      Action: Trim or lightly cut back shoots that spoil symmetry. Deadhead regularly.
      When: Annually after flowering.

    • Soil Conditions
      Acid / ericaceous loving
      Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Sun Requirements
      Partial shade
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