Camellia night rider

 

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• 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.