{"product_id":"camellia-japonica-fran-honeyer-balls","title":"Fran Homeyer Camellia (Ball) - Camellia japonica ‘Fran Homeyer’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFran Homeyer Camellia (Ball) - Camellia japonica ‘Fran Homeyer’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShaped into a ball, this japonica does the job of a clipped evergreen and then flowers through the coldest part of the year, which is the argument for using camellias in formal work at all. ‘Fran Homeyer’ produces large blooms in the pink range across the middle of the camellia season, carried on the dense, slow, small branched growth typical of the better garden japonicas. \u003cem\u003eCamellia japonica\u003c\/em\u003e tolerates shearing well, and because it flowers on wood made the previous summer, the timing of the cut matters more than the severity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Fran Homeyer as a Ball\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter Bloom on a Clipped Form\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very few plants that hold a sharp shape also flower in July and August.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDense Branching\u003c\/strong\u003e: Close internodes and small side shoots let the sphere stay solid rather than hollow inside.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Individual blooms are substantial enough to read from a distance against the dark foliage.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Maintenance Shape\u003c\/strong\u003e: Slow annual extension means one shaping cut a year is usually enough.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShade Performance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It keeps foliage density in positions that get only part of the day’s sun.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormal shaded courtyard\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated spheres provide geometry where sun loving topiary fails.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEntry statement pots\u003c\/strong\u003e: Large containers either side of a door hold the shape and the flowering season.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStructure within a mixed bed\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single ball anchors loose planting of hellebores, ferns and hydrangeas.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePath edging in shade\u003c\/strong\u003e: A run of low spheres gives a defined edge along a shaded walkway.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1m to 1.2m centres\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5m to 2m centres\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or early spring\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining, acidic, humus rich soil at pH 5.5 to 6.5. It will not thrive in limey soil or where concrete and render wash alkaline water into the bed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply twice a week through the first summer so buds set and hold rather than dropping in autumn. Mulch to 75mm with composted bark kept away from the stem, feed with an azalea and camellia fertiliser after flowering, and reshape at that same time.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9m to 1.4m as a maintained ball\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8m to 1.2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Morning sun with afternoon shade, or filtered light\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e The species comes from Japan, Korea and eastern China\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pink\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"90L","offer_id":59795371491614,"sku":"ND-0319-90L","price":2975.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/7bAmyLtOzV_o8FMDO0cYZ_qnO6WYQt.jpg?v=1787314387","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/camellia-japonica-fran-honeyer-balls","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}