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Camellia love Part 1

Podcast by: Linda Ross
Linda gets excited about the glamour girls of winter... the gorgeous genus Camellia.

Linda gets excited about the glamour girls of winter... the gorgeous genus Camellia.

Walking around her favourite specialist Camellia nursery, in the dead of winter, she introduces you to these lavish yet versatile evergreen shrubs. Linda recounts their fascinating origins and how they left Asia to become the darlings of Europe and then Australia. She explains the difference types: miniature Fairy wings, sasanqua, japonica and reticulata and lists her favourite fragrant varieties.

Troubleshooting

  • transplanting
  • feeding
  • mulching
  • camellia tea mite

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Date: 15 July, 2021 Author: Linda Ross
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