Camellia 'Spring Festival' (Camellia 'Spring Festival')

Botanical name

Camellia 'Spring Festival'

Other names

Camellia 'Spring Festival'

Genus

Camellia Camellia

Variety or Cultivar

'Spring Festival' _ 'Spring Festival' is a large, evergreen shrub with dark-green, glossy leaves. It bears small, semi-double, pink or pale-pink flowers in spring.

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Compact, Upright

Awards

RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

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Colour

Flower

Pale-pink, Pink in Spring

Foliage

Dark-green in All seasons

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How to care

Watch out for

Specific pests

Aphids , Scale insects , Vine weevil

Diseases

May be susceptible to a virus.

General care

Pruning

Camellias tolerate hard pruning.

Propagation methods

Semi-hardwood cuttings

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Monthly care advice

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Where to grow

Camellia 'Spring Festival' (Camellia 'Spring Festival') will reach a height of 4m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.

Suggested uses

Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Low Maintenance, Wallside and trellises

Cultivation

Flowers best in the shade. Cold, dry winds and late frosts can damage the buds and flowers.

Soil type

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral

Light

Partial Shade, Full Shade

Aspect

North, South, East, West

Exposure

Sheltered

UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.

Hardy (H4)

USDA zones

Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8

Defra's Risk register #1

Plant name

Camellia 'Spring Festival' (Camellia 'Spring Festival')

Common pest name

Japanese long scale; Japanese maple scale; Long scale; Japanese; Pear white scale

Scientific pest name

Lopholeucaspis japonica

Type

Insect

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

2

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

4

General biosecurity comments

Regulated only on Citrus at present; regulation on other hosts needs to be considered. Only likely to be a pest under glass in UK.

Defra's Risk register #2

Plant name

Camellia 'Spring Festival' (Camellia 'Spring Festival')

Common pest name

pink wax scale; red was scale; ruby wax scale

Scientific pest name

Ceroplastes rubens

Type

Insect

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

General biosecurity comments

Based on its biology and low potential impact continued action on this pest in the UK would not be considered appropriate. It is likely to be of more concern to southern Member States of the EU; as it is an economic pest of citrus.

Defra's Risk register #3

Plant name

Camellia 'Spring Festival' (Camellia 'Spring Festival')

Common pest name

Polyphagous shot hole borer

Scientific pest name

Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (Euwallacea sp.)

Type

Insect

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

2

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

General biosecurity comments

A disease complex involving an ambrosia beetle and fungus; present in South California and Israel; which could affect English oak and other broad leaved species if introduced to UK. Climate is likely to be a limiting factor regarding establishment. Watching brief needed on pest spread into areas with cooler climates and to be added to the EPPO Alert List in response to threat to Southern Europe. A UK PRA will help inform the case for EU regulation.

About this section

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Date updated: 7^th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/