| I have a nice camillia, that is producing a lot of buds. They appear to be at the bloom stage, when they just drop off the plant. I've never had a bloom on this bush. This has been happening since it was planted, 7 years ago. I have several other camillias, which do quite well, but this one does not. What am I doing wrong? |
| Pat, Camellias drop flower buds in response to stresses. One common stress factor is a significant fluctuation in temperatures. Either a hard freeze or a very warm period after buds have set can cause buds to drop. Soil moisture extremes (dry periods or soggy wet conditions) and poor nutrition are other stresses that may result in dropping buds. Camellia bud mites will feed inside the buds causing them to develop slowly and may result in buds dropping before they open. When all other considerations have been accounted for, and when bud drop continues to be an ongoing problem, it may be due to the fact that the chosen variety is just not well adapted to a particular location. This might explain why that bush is dropping blooms while other bushes are not. Thanks for the question. Please stop in again soon! |
