Camellia

I've been given a young Camellia by my neighbour. I know they don't like frost but will they put up with a windy site please.

 

Beautiful flowers camelias. They can withstand pretty well the cold but not so much the seaside water and the wind.

 

Not living in a really windy area its difficult to say, but I'm thinking establishment might be a problem.

I'm thinking some kind of shelter would be required, ie a hedge or similar.

But I'm sure they would like the rain and the mild climate.

 

try to plant it where it will not get the morning sun on it's buds Sheal, they hate it when frosted and the sun gets on the buds, they just rot off.

 

The only hedge I have is on the frosty side of my garden facing north east, so that is really a non-starter. It's proving really difficult to know where to plant it.

Thanks all for your input.

 

They dont mind winter frost.
Spring frost while in flower is another matter.

 

I don't think frost is a problem, its if the sun gets on the frosted blooms and thaws them too rapidly, as Resonate has said.

My Mum grew them in tubs on the North side of the house, they looked fabulous! (They need acid soil, and we had alkaline, so we couldn't have planted them out easily.)