{"id":12000,"date":"2019-09-01T12:00:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T16:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=12000"},"modified":"2019-08-16T11:31:07","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T15:31:07","slug":"zone-6-hardy-camellias-plant-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2019\/09\/01\/zone-6-hardy-camellias-plant-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Zone 6 Hardy Camellias &#8211; Plant Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>More and more people gardening in zones 6 and 7 have discovered that they can successfully grow camellias. Once considered an exclusively  Southern plant, many camellia varieties are very cold hardy where winter temps drop to 0 to 5\u00b0F. Their floral buds burst open with bright whites, pink and red shades, and spotted color blends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Camellia-Long-Island-Pink-3-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Camellia-Long-Island-Pink-3-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Camellia-Long-Island-Pink-3-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Camellia-Long-Island-Pink-3-768x1365.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption>&#8216;Long Island Pink&#8217; blooming in October<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Camellias offer beautiful garden color through the mid-South (Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, and northern areas of Alabama and Georgia) and warm sections of the middle Atlantic States (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia.\u00a0 Planting zone 6 camellias from spring thru early September allows the root systems to grow out before the cold weather arrives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if air temperatures were to drop suddenly and plant roots were shallow in November, some flower and leaf buds will abort prematurely. A deeply-rooted evergreen camellia, one that is also adequately mulched, will succeed in a frigid winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Camellias grow well in partially shaded garden area where the plant(s) are sheltered from direct sun and wind. The planting site should be well-drained with an acidic, compost-rich soil. These plants prefer a moist soil, but do not over-water camellias. Add a 2-3 inches of an organic mulch around the base of each plant. Feed camellias lightly with a water soluble acidic fertilizer such as Miracle-Grow\u2122 at planting time in late summer.  Clip off any dead or broken branches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ten reliable zone 6 hardy camellia varieties are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Camellia-April-Remembered-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Camellia-April-Remembered-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Camellia-April-Remembered-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Camellia-April-Remembered-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>&#8216;April Remembered&#8217; blooming in mid-April<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Spring Bloomers &#8212;&nbsp;\u2018Pink Icicle\u2019, \u2018April Dawn\u2019,<\/strong> <strong>\u2018Artic Rose\u2019, \u2018April Remembered\u2019, and \u2018April Tryst\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fall Bloomers &#8212; \u2018Winter\u2019s Snowman\u2019, &#8216;Winter&#8217;s Star&#8217;, \u2018Snow Flurry\u2019,<\/strong> <strong>\u2018Long Island Pink\u2019,&nbsp;and<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;Londontown Blush&#8217;.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Camellias are relatively deer-resistant. Most garden diseases and pests do not trouble camellias when plants are properly sited and cared for.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More and more people gardening in zones 6 and 7 have discovered that they can successfully grow camellias. Once considered an exclusively Southern plant, many camellia varieties are very cold hardy where winter temps drop to 0 to 5\u00b0F. Their floral buds burst open with bright whites, pink and red shades, and spotted color blends. 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