{"id":2826,"date":"2023-10-13T12:45:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T12:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardendad.co.uk\/?p=2826"},"modified":"2023-10-13T12:46:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T12:46:13","slug":"how-to-grow-camellia-japonica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gardendad.co.uk\/how-to-grow-camellia-japonica\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Grow Camellia Japonica?"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you\u2019ve never grown camellia before and you want to find out how to grow camellia japonica, you are in for a real treat!<\/p>\n
This plant is a great addition to your garden, with its glossy foliage and beautiful flowers. As long as you stick to its favourite growing conditions, you can enjoy this lovely plant for years to come.<\/p>\n
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These beautiful plants should grow quite happily in your garden, but you will need to bear a few things in mind to keep them at their happiest:<\/p>\n
This detailed article<\/a> will tell you just about everything you need to know.<\/p>\n These plants do have a little bit of a reputation, possibly because their flowers look so delicate and beautiful.<\/p>\n However, despite this, they are fantastically easy to grow! As long as you give them the right conditions, they will reward you.<\/p>\n People used to think that this plant was not at all hardy and couldn\u2019t survive the winter – but as long as they don\u2019t get too <\/em>cold, they will act like any other perennial.<\/p>\n Although some plants hate pots, and others won\u2019t thrive in the soil, camellia is one of those easy ones that you can grow just about anywhere!<\/p>\n Planted out in the garden is great for them – as long as you have the type of acidic soil that they like the most.<\/p>\n You can determine what sort of soil you have by doing a soil test<\/a>; this is quick and easy, and will tell you exactly what type of plants you can grow.<\/p>\n If your soil is not acidic, growing camellias in pots is a better idea, as they simply won\u2019t thrive in the wrong soil.<\/p>\nIs Camellia Japonica Easy To Grow?<\/h2>\n
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Are Camellias Best In Pots Or Ground?<\/h2>\n