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About Camellia
Camellia is a popular houseplant 🌿 that is a fun challenge to grow and needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Camellia likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Camellia belongs to the Camellia genus, and is native to China, Korea, and Central and Southern Japan.
Taxonomy
Camellia japonica
Camellia
Theaceae
Ericales
Also known as
Japanese camellia, Common camellia, Tsubaki, Rose of winter and Japonica

How to care for Camellia
How often to water your Camellia

every 9
Camellia needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Camellia in your home

a window
Camellia love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Camellia does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Camellia in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Camellia

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Camellia after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Cutting This plant has no roots and I am trying to have it grow some roots any tips for growing it
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How much sun those this plant need. I am not sure where to plant it. #SasanquaCamellia
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What type of tree is this #Camellia
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Help, weird spots on leaves?!! Alright so I have no idea since this one is my parents! But some leaves are looking like this lately. They are hard to the touch, not mushy, they feel like the rest of the leaf, so I discarted overwateeing. Any idea of what it could be? Underwatering? A pest?? #Camellia #underwatering #newplantmom #pestcontrol
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Hi! I potted this plant two weeks ago. Found this on leaves. Any thoughts on what is going on? #Camellia
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What are these spots ? #SasanquaCamellia
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This Camellia is looking droopy. It’s currently planted in our shaded backyard. It hasn’t flowered in two seasons and I’m wondering if it needs to be moved for more sun?? It’s very hot in CA though so I’m not sure what to do. Help! #Camellia
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Anyone recognize this yellowing of the leaves? Less than two year plant. #Camellia
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Help! My Camellia is dropping leaves. Bought it on 11 May, looked healthy. It’s near a balcony, no direct sun. Watered daily, then every 2 days when leaves curled and dropped. Now brittle. Some new growth, but buds look brown. Over or underwatered? #Camellia
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Tea plant dormant or dead The sticks are still springy and the roots look ok they were re potted because they were becoming bound. The leaves fell off after that. It's still springy and the arms don't break when bent. Never had a tea plant before and this is a first ive only kept alive a few things before so this is new to me.
Care Summary for Camellia
Camellia
Greg recommends:

0.5 cups every 9 days

< 1ft from a window

Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
