On Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:02:49 +0000, plantify.co.uk
>Chris Hogg;948624 Wrote:
>> On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:25:40 +0000, plantify.co.uk
>> plantify.co.uk.998c116@gardenbanter.co.uk wrote:
>> -
>>
>> We spotted a fantastic Camellia at Wisely recently, labelled Camellia
>> vernalis, and have not been able to find any information about this
>> (including Jennifer Trehane's excellent book on Camellia). Does anyone
>> know if this is perhaps a syn of another Camellia? It has large white
>> semi-double flowers.
>>
>> I have a photo of this, if this helps.-
>>
>>
>> You haven't tried very hard! Jennifer Trehane mentions it on page 42
>> and there's loads of info if you Google for it.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
>> Mild, but very exposed to salt gales
>We found out from Trehane that this is actually a naturally occurring
>hybrid between C. sasanqua and C. japonica (page 95).
You must have a more recent edition than mine (1998). It sounds as
though she's substantially re-written it. C. vernalis was not
mentioned in my index though, which surprised me.
>My mistake as I
>did not look properly for hybrids (as this is labelled as a species at
>Wisely). However I cannot find any other info from google other than a
>blank page on hortic.com and brief reference to a cultivar on burncoose.
>If anyone has verifiable sizes and flowering periods, let me know.
There must be something for you in this lot. It says 39,500 results!
http://tinyurl.com/78a4537 , for example this on the second page
http://www.onlineplantguide.com/PlantDetails.aspx?Plant_id@6
Being late winter/spring flowering, its flowers will be very prone to
frost damage, especially the white varieties.
--
Chris
Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales
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>> On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:25:40 +0000, plantify.co.uk
>> plantify.co.uk.998c116@gardenbanter.co.uk wrote:
>> -
>>
>> We spotted a fantastic Camellia at Wisely recently, labelled Camellia
>> vernalis, and have not been able to find any information about this
>> (including Jennifer Trehane's excellent book on Camellia). Does anyone
>> know if this is perhaps a syn of another Camellia? It has large white
>> semi-double flowers.
>>
>> I have a photo of this, if this helps.-
>>
>>
>> You haven't tried very hard! Jennifer Trehane mentions it on page 42
>> and there's loads of info if you Google for it.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
>> Mild, but very exposed to salt gales
>We found out from Trehane that this is actually a naturally occurring
>hybrid between C. sasanqua and C. japonica (page 95).