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Camellia japonica 'Mercury' AGM

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Characteristics

Plant type

Shrub

Habit

Bushy

Resilience

Hardiness

H5 (hardy - cold winter)

Colour

Flower

Red in Spring

Foliage

Dark Green in Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter

Size

Ultimate height

1.5-2.5 metres

Ultimate spread

1.5-2.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

10-20 years

Preferred common name

camellia 'Mercury'

Family

Theaceae

Camellia are evergreen shrubs with simple, ovate, glossy, leathery leaves and showy flowers with solitary or clustered flowers early in the year

'Mercury' is a compact medium-sized shrub with crimson, semi-double flowers to 12cm in width in mid and late spring

Suppliers

Suppliers listed in RHS Plant Finder

Awards

Award of Garden Merit

How to grow

Sunlight

Part shade
Full shade

Aspect

North-facing, East-facing or West-facing

Sheltered

Cultivation

Suitable for woodland and acidic soils. Position in a site sheltered from cold, dry winds and early morning sun as buds and flowers may be damaged by cold winds and late frosts

Soil

Well-drained or Moist but well-drained

Acid or Neutral

Sand, Clay or Loam

Propagation

Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types

City/Courtyard Gardens, Cottage/Informal Garden, Flower borders and beds, Cut Flowers, Low Maintenance, Patio/Container Plants or Wall-side Borders

How to care

Pruning

Pruning group 8

Pests

May be attacked by aphids, scale insect and vine weevil

Diseases

May be subject to virus diseases

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