CAMELLIA 'Cornish Snow'

Hybrid - early and very free flowering single white flower. Slow growing. Caerhays hybrid. Plants supplied 25-30cm

1 year

Pot size - P9/0.5 Litre - Click to view photo

Availability Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC

£10.50 each

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2 year

Pot size - 1 to 1.5 Litre - Click to view photo

Availability Available again from SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2025

£21.00 each

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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
Border
Suitable for a large border
Cottage garden
Town garden
Woodland garden
Fully hardy
Serrulate
Ovate
Narrowly ovate
Height
3m (10ft)
Spread
1.5m (5ft)
Tall Shrub
Slow to establish. Slender, arching branches
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 - 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
Acid / ericaceous loving
Fertile moist well-drained soil
Partial shade
Rounded to broadly columnar
Rounded to broadly spreading