{"product_id":"camellia-japonica","title":"Japanese Camellia - Camellia japonica","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\u003eJapanese Camellia - Camellia japonica\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew shrubs hold their shape, their gloss and their flowering season as reliably as \u003cem\u003eCamellia japonica\u003c\/em\u003e, which does its main work through the coldest weeks of an Australian winter when the rest of the garden has stopped performing. Grown as a large specimen it builds a dense, layered canopy of dark leathery leaves that reads as a solid green wall from three metres away. Gardeners choose it over gardenia or azalea because it will take genuine shade, live for fifty years or more, and never look ragged out of season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Japanese Camellia\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: The main flush runs from late autumn through to early spring depending on the selection, filling the gap between the last of the salvias and the first of the roses.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenuine Shade Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It flowers usefully on a southern wall or under an established canopy where most flowering shrubs simply sulk.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDense Year Round Screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Branching is close and layered right to ground level, so a single row blocks sightlines without needing a fence behind it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClean Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: The waxy dark leaves shed dust, resist scorch in filtered light and stay presentable through summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLong Life\u003c\/strong\u003e: Established plants routinely outlast the houses they were planted against, and respond to renovation pruning even when decades old.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShaded courtyard specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single large plant in a south facing courtyard gives structure all year and colour in winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormal screening hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a row it clips into a dense evergreen wall two to three metres tall along a boundary.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnderplanting mature trees\u003c\/strong\u003e: It thrives in the dappled light beneath established gums, oaks and liquidambars where lawn fails.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEntry statement pots\u003c\/strong\u003e: Large specimens hold their form in oversized containers beside a doorway with minimal fuss.\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 1.5m centres\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5m to 3m centres\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or early spring; avoid establishing through peak summer heat\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acidic, humus rich and free draining, ideally pH 5.5 to 6.5. Keep away from fresh lime, concrete washings and heavy clay that holds water.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply twice a week through the first summer, easing back once new growth hardens, and never let the rootball dry out while buds are swelling. Mulch 75mm deep with composted bark held clear of the trunk, and shelter the plant from hot afternoon sun and drying westerly wind.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2m to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5m to 3m\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 all day\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan, Korea and eastern China\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White, pink or red depending on the selection supplied\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"200L","offer_id":59795300712734,"sku":"ND-0310-200L","price":3475.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/Yo5dkbPq5ZskikO2b2VGj_bziQemhc.jpg?v=1787313111","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/camellia-japonica","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}