For several years, I have been dealing with a common problem that specifically affects camellias called camellia flower blight and caused by the fungus Ciborinia camelliae. In the spring when the ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at gnogardening@agcenter.lsu.edu. My 10-year-old camellia makes profuse buds but never blooms. What could ...

Q. I have older camellia plants that produce plenty of flower buds but they fail to open. The plants form flower buds but many of the buds never open. I’ve seen this happen over the years but I’m not ...

Q: I planted a camellia from a 24-inch container last winter. The soil was well prepared and the plant irrigated by a sprinkler in the bed. I also gave it supplemental water from time to time on no ...

Camellias are perhaps our best loved winter bloomer, cheering up many a grey winter day. But often gardeners wonder why next door’s camellia is covered with blooms, while their’s rarely has a flower, ...

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Camellias are long-lived, flowering shrubs that, when given proper care will rarely have any serious problems with diseases and experience relatively few pests in Florida. While these shrubs are not ...

It can be difficult to find appealing color in outdoor landscapes during the cold winter months. Here in the South, we are fortunate to have the camellia. This evergreen shrub is a native of Japan and ...