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Should I protect new camellia?
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Posted by Gardener_Sandy z7 VA (My Page) on Mon, Jan 17, 05 at 9:20
| A friend just brought me a 2 year old C. japonica Kramer's Supreme from Charleston, SC. I'm in Richmond, VA (zone 7) and the temperature is due to be in the mid-teens the next few nights. Should I protect this plant or bring it inside for the nights? Or bring it inside for the rest of the cold winter weather? Help! I really don't want to lose this non-climatized beauty but I'm new at growing camellias and clueless! |
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RE: Should I protect new camellia?
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| How big is it? Do you have a garage or shed where you could put it that doesn't get too cold during cold snaps until it warms up a bit? I think what might damage them more is cold dry winds (which this cold snap is producing in many areas in the mid atlantic) rather than the actual cold. |
RE: Should I protect new camellia?
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| I do have a shed I can put it in but it won't get much light there. I'll have to bring it back out after this spell is over. I hadn't thought of putting it there. Thanks! (Yes, it's windy and very dry. A deadly combination in this cold!) |
RE: Should I protect new camellia?
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| Although it has been cold in the Lowcountry for the past few days, it was unseasonably warm until then. The plant may not have had a chance to harden off because of those warm days. Do protect it this year until it can get acclimated to your weather. |
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