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Camellia 'Swan Lake'

camellia 'Swan Lake'

An evergreen, upright, spreading shrub with glossy, elliptic-shaped, dark-green leaves. Large, creamy-white, semi-double to double flowers appear from mid-winter to early spring.

Synonyms

Camellia japonica 'Swan Lake'

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Ultimate height

2.5–4 metres

Time to ultimate height

10–20 years

Ultimate spread

2.5–4 metres

Clay

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Moist but well–drained, Well–drained

pH

Acid, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full shade
Partial shade

Aspect

North–facing or South–facing or East–facing or West–facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Theaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Bushy
Genus: Camellia are evergreen shrubs with simple, ovate, glossy, leathery leaves and showy flowers with solitary or clustered flowers early in the year
Name status: Unresolved

How to grow

Cultivation

Choose a shady, sheltered site with acid soil that is fertile, moist, but well-drained. Buds and flowers should be protected from cold dry winds. Fertilise mid-spring and early summer. If grown in a container, use ericaceous compost.

Propagation

Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Architectural
City and courtyard gardens
Patio and container plants
Low Maintenance
Wall side borders

Pruning

No pruning required, but remove dead, damaged, or diseased branches in May

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, scale insects, vine weevil

Diseases

Ma be susceptible to camellia gall and camellia petal blight

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