Camellia japonica 'Volunteer'

Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained, acid soil in sheltered shade. Protect buds & flowers from cold, dry winds and early morning sun. Feed in mid-spring and early summer with a sequestered iron fertiliser. If container grown, use ericaceous compost. Suitable for wall training.

Pruning group 8. Best left unpruned except for removal of unsightly shoots and deadheading, unless some shaping is required, and if so, as it is early flowering, carry out carry out thereafter.

Propagate from semi-hardwood cuttings

May be susceptible to scale insects, aphids and vine weevil

May be susceptible to camellia gall and camellia petal blight