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🌸 Camellia
Flower Garden · growing reference
| Days to maturity | 300 days – ~1 year, by type |
|---|---|
| Germination | 21 days |
| Spacing | 36″ in the row × 48″ between rows |
| Planted as | cutting |
| Water | ~1–1.5 in a week |
When to plant
In USDA zone 6, for example: Plant around Apr 29, once frost danger has passed. It's container-grown, so any mild spell after that will do.
| Spring | Fall | |
|---|---|---|
| Zone 3 | May 29 | Aug 9 |
| Zone 4 | May 21 | Aug 14 |
| Zone 5 | May 10 | Aug 27 |
| Zone 6 | Apr 29 | Sep 8 |
| Zone 7 | Apr 15 | Sep 29 |
| Zone 8 | Mar 29 | Oct 14 |
| Zone 9 | Mar 6 | Oct 29 |
Dates are the typical window for each zone's average frost dates — your own last frost can differ by a couple of weeks. Zone 10 and warmer is effectively frost-free: plant to the season, not the frost. Southern Hemisphere: shift six months.
Camellia Types
- Sasanqua · 300 days · 20–60 blooms/plant — C. sasanqua — fall-blooming, smaller and more sun-tolerant; the hedge camellia.
- Japonica · ~1 year · 20–60 blooms/plant — C. japonica — the big winter/spring camellia; larger blooms, wants more shade.
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