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    A friend of mine has asked me to answer this, but I cant. Can anyone explain what has happened?

    ...last September we moved a few plants around, some were getting too big. We relocated a couple of camelias, always a risk, neither of them seemed to be doing particularly well. Now one seems to have recovered but the other one's leaves have turned yellow, and the flowers which used to be pink are now scarlet....

     
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    Pure guess, it could be an alkaline soil causing the yellowing leaves and possibly the flowers colour changes, similar to how hydrangea flowers are different colours depending on soil pH.
     
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      Although I don't really know, @JWK seems to have made a good guess. Camellias prefer slightly acidic soil so a different part of the garden can make that slight difference.

      We have very slightly alkaline soil but very successfully have planted them closer to a laurel hedge as laurel adds a touch of acidity to the soil.
       
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        Not all camellias are pH sensitive but here is another japonica that is: Doña Herzilia de Freitas Magalhaes is an evergreen japonica camellia with semi-double to anemone form blooms that are bright coral pink initially, and gradually fade to shades of violet as they age; its flowers are sensitive to the soil pH. Named for the wife of Freitas Magalhaes, a descendant of the explorer Magellan.

        Pink color:
        http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetwo..._Herzilia_de_Freitas_Magalhaes_.-001.-002.JPG

        Violet:
        https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bd/60/d8/bd60d877b9973259b9cb6dcce7c54bba.jpg

        Darker violet:
        http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YVQvtCXVPHk/TwWk7yxkKkI/AAAAAAAACqo/05Px96gdSnc/s1600/043+CJ+Herz%C3%ADlia+de+Freitas+Magalh%C3%A3es+-+768.jpg
         
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