Hi--I should think you can grow them there. My sister lives in Pacifica--just south of San Francisco with cool, wet conditions (although it does dry out, relatively speaking, in summer) and they grow very well there. Since it's cool there year-round, she grows them in her version of "full sun" which means sun after the morning fog burns off, maximizing sun by planting on west and south locations on her lot. Hope that helps!

-eric

Thank you ozzysboy.
That is good to hear. Okay, I will be planting it on Friday.
Thanks again for your help.

Hi Cadence, I do agree with Ozzy'sboy but I would just like to add one bit of information. That is please don't plant it really close to the house this plant can reach 30 feet in height and you don't want to be constantly pruning it off the house. I know you said you were planting it today but I just got online, I would say no less than 4 feet but 6 would be better It will fill out quickly. James In Florida Good luck

Thank you jamesmaloy. Well, I haven't planted it yet. It's been raining too much. Maybe the first of next week. Thanks for letting me know. My friend is giving it to me and she doesn't know what kind of camelia it is. She did say it is about 36" tall and is about 9 years old. I wonder if I posted a pic of it here, someone might be able to tell me what kind of Camelia it is. She says it has white flowers.

Okay, I just received my Camelia today and it is planted. The tag was still on it. It is called Camelia Japonica (Lily Pons) it will have white flowers.

I planted it where it will get morning shade and late afternoon sun in the summer. It faces west. Will this be okay? Should I cover it with something like burlap on cold windy nights? What about fertilizing? Any help would be appreciated.

Hi Cadence, Again I am late checking post. About the covering with burlap. You are in the same zone as I am. The only time you would have to think about covering would be if the there was a predicted freeze coming and the buds were open or near to opening The freeze can kill the flower buds and flowers but other than that I would not think you would need to cover. Hope your lily pons is well.

jamesmaloy,

Hi James, my camelia(lily pons) is doing well so far, thank you so much for asking. At least I'm keeping it alive. I haven't covered with burlap yet, but I did notice she has dropped a few of her buds. I was told this was normal for this time of year. It saddens me to see them fall off. I haven't seen any blooms so far. The leaves and overall look of the plant is good. Thanks James.