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Overview
Camellia caudata is an evergreen shrub or small tree known for its attractive glossy green foliage and delicate, fragrant flowers.
Its dense and bushy growth habit makes it an excellent choice for hedges, borders, or as a standalone ornamental plant in domestic gardens.
The plant's elegant appearance adds aesthetic value to garden landscapes, and its low maintenance requirements make it a popular choice among gardeners.
Camellia flowers are also often used in floral arrangements.
Soil: Well drained, slightly acidic soils with plenty of added organic matter.
Maintenance: A light trim after flowering will help keep it tight, but if a shrub gets out of hand then they will tolerate a harder pruning back.
Propagate from cuttings in late summer.
Diseases: Common pests include aphids, scale insects, and spider mites. Diseases such as root rot, leaf spot, and petal blight can occur, especially in poorly drained soil or humid conditions.
Invasiveness: Camellia caudata is not known to be invasive.
Toxicity: While Camellia caudata is not considered highly toxic, ingestion of its leaves or flowers may cause mild gastrointestinal upset in pets.
Other Species: Over 300 species in all, with most remaining uncultivated.
Camellia sinensis though is the source of tea, the tender new leaves being picked, dried, fermented and dried again.
Camellia x williamsii were the first Camellia hybrids - a cross between Camellia japonica and Camellia saluenensis. They were originally bred in 1923 at Caerhays Castle in Cornwall, UK by John Charles Williams and many are still able to be seen today - a visit to Cornwall in springtime is highly recommended.
Comments: Named after George Joseph Kamel - a Moravian Jesuit who travelled in Asia in 17th century.
Author: Bob Saunders.