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Posted by alphce 6b7a VA (My Page) on Sat, Nov 13, 04 at 12:02
| I have never grown camellias before but would like to. I have a spot next to the house on the west that is decently shaded and should work for certain cultivars. While investigating which cultivars to use, the obvious choice seems to be the Ackerman hybrids. Nevertheless, I see in Macoboy's book that Nuccio's Gem is listed as hardy to zone 7. Has anyone from around here, or from a similar zone elsewhere, had success with that cultivar? I've read other posts on this forum that give me pause.
Also, I've read conflicting advice about morning sun. Macoboy writes strongly against placing camellias where they get morning sun, yet others write that camellias are helped by morning sun.
Grateful for enlightenment about morning sun and either encouragement or discouragement about trying Nuccio's Gem. |
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RE: newbie re Nuccio's Gem
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| The issue is more than just mornning sun. Mornning sunlight is better than afternoon sun ray. Yet filtered sun light is better than just mornning. The original habitat is often misty or cloudy during growing season. Temperature and windy situation affect the well being of the plant. If you have a sheltered area, a court yard or fence closure, you should have a better chance. You can modify the situation and give it a try. Young plant should be well protected. It may need a "coat" in the winter. I ordered a Nuccio's Gem two months ago to a family friend in Chicago. She will grow it in a pot. Summer is an outdoor plant and winter is a indoor house plant in a well lighted room. |
RE: newbie re Nuccio's Gem
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| alphce ~ I've got Nuccio's Gem planted between two other camellias, Bette Sette and Jerry Hill. This is only their second winter here, so they haven't really been tested thoroughly. However, after last winter I noticed that the leaves of the Nuccio's Gem had a slightly brown scorched appearance, while the other two were perfectly green. All three bloomed extremely well, though. They are all loaded down with buds now, so hopefully I'll have a repeat performance this year. RE morning sun, I've heard that it is bad in a cold climate because it hits that frozen buds and causes them to warm too quickly. I actually have a garden umbrella shading mine, which is probably not a good long-term solution. Cheers :-) |
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