Camellia 'Swan Lake'

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camellia 'Swan Lake'

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Synonyms

Camellia japonica 'Swan Lake'

Shrubs
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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.

Position

Full shade, Partial shade

Soil Types

Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

2.5-4 metres

Max Spread

2.5-4 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
10–20 years
Max Spread
2.5-4 metres
Max Height
2.5-4 metres

Growing Conditions

Clay Loam Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained or Well–drained
pH
Acid or Neutral

Position

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)
H4

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

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