Light
Part shade or high, filtered shade.
Growing guide · Shrubs
Camellia japonica
How to grow Japanese Camellia 'LA Peppermint'.
No two flowers striped alike.
- Light
- Part sun, shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Zones
- 7–9
- Size
- 8–10 ft tall, 6–8 ft wide
- Spacing
- 6–8 ft apart.
- Pets
- Pet-safe
Water
Keep moist the first year. Established plants want water during summer droughts.
Planting and soil
Fall or spring, slightly high, in acidic, organic soil.
Feeding
Acid fertilizer once after flowering.
Pruning
Shape right after bloom; buds for next year set by summer.
Through the year
Flowers winter to spring, new growth after, buds set in summer.
If something's off
Bud drop points to drought or a hard freeze. Petal blight browns flowers in wet springs; rake up fallen petals.
Why we stock it: It flowers when the garden is empty and anchors it the rest of the year.
Camellia 'LA Peppermint'from $99.95 · Arrives alive, or we replace it
Camellia 'LA Peppermint'from $99.95 · Arrives alive, or we replace it