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  • CAMELLIA 'Mars'
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    CAMELLIA 'Mars'

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    Japonica. Large semi-double red flowers
     
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    • Pests & Diseases
      Aphids, scale insects, vine weevils, leaf spot.
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin.
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Camellias
    • japonica
      The best known of all the camellias, Japanese Camellia (Camellia japonica)
    • Camellia
    • Evergreen
      Elliptic, dark green, glossy leaves to 10cm (4in) long.
    • Red
      Crimson.
    • Semi-double
      Two rows of petals with conspicuous stamens
    • Border
      Suitable for a large border
    • Cottage garden
    • Town garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Serrulate
    • Elliptic
    • Height
      2.5m (8ft)
    • Spread
      2m (6½ft)
    • Tall Shrub
      Open, spreading, lax shrub. Flowers to 10cm (4in) across.
    • 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.

    • 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 (8ft)
      Tall Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
        2m (6½ft)
       
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    Useful extras...

    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 - Vitax
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
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    £13.00
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    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Boosts soil acidity. Feeds ericaceous plants and helps prevent moss. Corrects leaf yellowing caused by iron deficiency. Easy to use, low dust granules
    1 kg
    £11.00
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