CAMELLIA 'Blissful Dawn'
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CAMELLIA 'Blissful Dawn'
Semi-double white at the base and shaded pink towards the tips. Upright habit
2 year
Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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Floweringlocal_floristJanlocal_floristFeblocal_floristMarlocal_floristAprlocal_floristMaylocal_floristJunlocal_floristJullocal_floristAuglocal_floristSeplocal_floristOctlocal_floristNovlocal_floristDec
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Good to know
C. Donation x unknown reticulata. Large leaves and flowers characteristic of its reticulata parentage -
Pests & Diseases
Aphids, scale inects, vine weevils, leaf spot. -
Place of origin
Garden origin. New Zealand. Os Blumhardt. -
Resistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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reticulataCamellia reticulata (syn. C. heterophylla) is a species of Camellia
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x williamsii
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EvergreenDark green, glossy leaves 10cm (4in) long
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Semi-doubleTwo rows of petals with conspicuous stamens
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Woodland garden
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Fully hardy
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Height
3m (10ft) or more -
Spread
3m (10ft) or more
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Tall ShrubProduces flowers to 13cm (5in) across
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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
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Fertile moist well-drained soil
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Partial shade
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Rounded to broadly columnar
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Rounded to broadly spreading
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Mature Size3m (10ft) or more
3m (10ft) or more
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- Propagation
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