Camellia night rider
- Size: Ht 2.5m Wd 2m
- Sunlight: Part shade
- Temperature: Frost hardy
- Foliage: Evergreen
- Coastal tolerance:Not suitable
- Other features:
- Garden care: Plant in a free draining Hummus rich soil with an acid Ph. Apply a potash rich fertiliser in mid spring and mid summer. Apply a mulch of chopped pine needles if desired to keep the soil acidic. Water regulary during the growing season. If pruning for a hedge do so after flowering
The spectacular black-red flowers and the dark red colour of the new foliage make this hybrid camellia a "must have" for containers or the garden. Slow growing but worth the wait! Prefers sun to semishade and well drained soil. Hardy. Evergreen.
