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The camelia with variegated foliage, decorative all year long.
Camellia japonica 'Kerguelen'
The camelia with variegated foliage, decorative all year long.
Description
A mutant of the well known variety 'Nuccio's Cameo', 'Kerguelen' has double deep pink flowers with overlapping petals between February and April (mid-season).
Its dark green foliage has pretty pale green and cream markings all year round. The variegation is stable.
It is of average growth and its shape is compact.
This variety is very resistant to disease and insects.
Avoid direct sunlight and east winds.
Attractive all year long, 'Kerguelen' will embellish peat borders and containers with its remarkable flowers as well as its original foliage.
Care
Prune in May - June to give the plant a good shape. Keep an eye on the watering from April to September.
Use a classique soil for eracacious plants as a fertilizer in the spring.
Trophies
Silver medal at Innovert ® 2009 nursery category (Angers - FRANCE)
Second prize in the RUSTICA competition 2009
Bronze medal at PLANTARIUM 2009 (Boskoop - NETHERLANDS)
Wholesale
FRANCE
NEW PLACE NURSERIES London Road Pulborough WEST SUSSEX RH20 1AT (GB) www.npnurseries.co.uk/
PLANTIPP BV Brunel 21 3401 LJ Ijsselstein (NL) https://www.plantipp.eu/
Data sheet
- Selected by
- Pépinières STERVINOU
- PBR / European PBR
- EU 23331
- Width
- 1,20 m
- Height
- 1,50 m
- Habit
- branched
compact
erect - Hardiness
- hardy (-10°C)
- Foliage colour
- variegated
- Foliage
- evergreen
- Flowering colour
- pink
- Flowering period
- spring
winter - Soil
- Acid soil (or mixed: 25 % peat, 50 % soil for ericacious plants, 25 % soil).
- Position
- partial shade
- Utilisation particulière
- pot, balcony, terrace
- Seasons of interest
- all year long
spring
winter