Feedign camelias

What is everyone using to feed their cameilas if you got one .

I bought another one yesterday called Grand Prix price marked £15.99 and the guy said the sale ended on Monday but as is a regular gave it to me for £10.

Scotkat

 

I have never fed mine specifically .
In early spring I sprinkle a slow release multi purpose fertilizer all over the garden.
Then again in June and September.
I don't tend to feed indvidual plants differently.
When I got mine it was tiny about 12 inches tall now it's over 5 foot.
I'll post a photo if I can find one.

 

Thank you Lyn you have alot of blooms ,do you have the name I ahve been trying to find yuletide camelia and still can get it been trying for 2and half yrs.
Was intedign to plant her today but is cold wet rainlike sleet .Complete change.

 

Sorry I haven't got the name .
It was one I got from the local green grocers for about £2
No Name on it I just liked the colour.

 

Very pretty lyn well why dotn we jsut call her Lyn or whats the name of the local greengrocer.

 

SK - I use a slow release pelleted ericaceous fertiliser, I think its Westland. Also you should position it so it doesn't get the morning sun to protect the blooms form frost. You should also use ericaceous compost to pot it in. The acid loving shrubs in my garden - magnolia and azalea I just sprinkle the fertiliser around them. I don't know how you are supposed to seperate acid loving from standard shrubs.

 

Smiffy is on the ball, ericatious feed is the one for Azalea, Acer, Magnolia and Camelia. For more info on the types of plant that are acid loving go to the RHS plantfinder. Having said all that, they will do perfectly well on a neutral soil. Try Growmore or Vitax Q4 as general fertilizers

 

Lyn your camellia looks like one called"debbie"

 

Thanks Walnut.
I must of had this one about 15 years.
I am very lucky our soil is acid and I love azalias Acers etc so have no problem growing them.
They go like wild fire.
I have a garden full of them all different colours.
Mostly bought cheap from supermarkets and green grocers.
After a couple of weeks they are looking good and the next year beautiful.
My nieghbour is a very good keen gardener and I just grow what she does.
She works at a garden centre and knows what's good to grow here and what's not.
I love my Spring garden the best time of the year for me.
It's just the rest of the year I have to sort out.Ha Ha.

 

Thankyou Smiffy will do that once this wet stuff stops droping on us from abouve still heavy rain.

By the way must post a photo of plants you sent me doing really well:thumb: thanks again