The camellia in question flowers beautifully but within three or four days the flowers go brown and make what was a beautiful sight look rather sad. Also what is the best way of thinking out
This sounds like petal blight, but could be due to moisture issues like over and underwatering. These articles will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/using-fungicides-in-garden.htm
Just two years ago this Camellia japonica Brushfield Yellow was healthy. Dark green shiny leaves and an abundance of yellow and white flowers. Last year I had a problem with sooty mould on the leaves but still loads of flowers. This year once again, the bush provided us with a beautiful display of flowers, but the leaves are not fairing so well. My husband used Neem oil a few weeks ago, but the leaves have not improved. Any advice please?
This could be an issue with a lack of phosphorus, but Neem oil will almost always burn plants if used when it is sunny. I would suspect that this has much to do with the problems that you have been having, as well as symptoms of stress from the treatment.
Fortunately, you can test for nutrient imbalances and pH issues:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/testing-moisture-in-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/testing-soil.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/soil-ph-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/test-soil-for-pests-and-diseases.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/making-sure-soil-drains-well.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/camellia
BushDoctor thank you for your quick reply! When my husband applied the Neem oil we did not spray it on our camellia bush but poured the Neem oil mixture around the drip line of the bush. Could that have still caused this problem? Thank you for the links I will look at them.
to the Camellia Society and after 2-3 years, I have yet to get an answer. Would you try for me please? The one I have seen is a beautiful pink flower with multiple layers of soft petals. It also is very fragrant. I tried multiple times in this empty lot and the man across the street from this large lot with nothing on it but trees and weeds and trash would always disturb the propagation. When I would go back in 5-6 weeks, the spungum (?) would be destroyed! I tried at least four times (I kid you not) and four times it was destroyed! All I would like at this point is to get the specific name of this particular plant in the species (Camellia). I would really like to hear from you. And to get the name of this one plant.
There isn't any photo attached, but it is very difficult to pinpoint a cultivar name because so many look so similar. You could find a similar one I'm sure by browsing garden catalogs online.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/camellia/caring-for-camellias.htm
a turn for the worst The usual question! But we have tried several remedies and our lovely camellia tree seems to be having a really nasty turn this year and we just hope it is not dying. It is well over 40 years and bloomed well in the past. The last few years leaves have started to go yellow in patches. We have fed it with "camellia feed", pruned it ---- 3 to 4 years ago it seemed to enjoy a good prune but now it is turning yellow all over. Did not flower well this year but that could have been as we gently pruned it last year. Shall we cut it right back or any other thoughts? Many thanks. Jan R
These articles should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/camellia/caring-for-camellias.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/camellia/camellia-fertilizer-info.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/camellia/identifying-and-fixing-problems-with-camellias.htm
I transplanted a 5 foot tall camellia in may. I reduced the height by about 20% and it seems to be doing fine. I would like to further reduce it's height to about half it's original 5 foot height. Do camellia have dormant buds in the stem like boxwoods? Any suggestions?
It is getting late in the year to be pruning these, or you risk losing some buds for next year! Should you still wish to prune it up a bit more, then I would take no more than 1/3 of the plant at each pruning session.
No, they need to be dried first. This article tells how and when to clip leaves for drying:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/tea-plant/harvesting-tea-plants.htm
A very large camellia has recently been pruned and I have discovered new growth some distance from the parent plant. There’s are attached very large old rootstock . Can these be successfully. Removed and grown as new shrubs?
They can! If This is a grafted specimen it will be a little different from your other one, though. This can be done by digging around the offshoot about a foot out (approx. 30 cm) and replanting when the weather is mild.
However, if you would like the specimen to be, exactly, like the parent, then you may want to take a cutting from the plant itself. This article will help you with propagation methods:
This collection of articles will help, further:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/camellia