Growing Camellias

Become an expert at the classification and culture of camellias.

•  Learn how to Grow and Use Camellia Plants
• A correspondence course for the enthusiast or commercial grower.
• Start anytime, study at your own pace online

Lesson Structure

There are 8 lessons in this course:

1. Introduction to Camellias
   • Overview
   • Understanding plant culture
   • Plant names (common names and scientific names)Camellia biology
   • Resources
   • Pronunciation of plant names
   • Camellia species most commonly grown
   • Review of other species
2. Culture
   • Soil is the foundation
   • Components of a soil
   • Naming a soil
   • Improving soils
   • Soil mixes
   • Potting media
   • Plant nutrition
   • Preparing a garden
   • Building up the soil
   • Use healthy plants
   • Maintain hygeine
   • Maintaining nutrition and water needs
   • Inspecting plants for health issues
   • How to plant a Camellia
   • Fertilizing, mulching, etc
   • Time of planting
   • Review of plant problems and their control
   • What do Camellias need
   • Creating shady nooks
3. Propagation
   • Methods of propagating camellias.
   • Cutting propagation
   • Types of cuttings
   • Softwood cuttings
   • Semi hardwood cuttings
   • Hardwood cuttings
   • Seed propagation
   • Grafting
   • Media for striking cuttings
   • Potting up new plants
4. Using Camellias
   • Introduction
   • Woodland plantings
   • Garden beds
   • Specimen trees
   • Ground cover
   • Growing Camellias in shade
   • Choose Camellias with trees
   • Topiary
   • Camellias as a hedge
   • Pleaching
   • Espalier
5. The most Commonly Grown Varieties.
   • Review of selected varieties of C. japonica
6. Other important Groups.
   • Camellia sasanqua
   • Varieties of Camellia sasanqua
   • Camellia reticulata
   • Varieties of Camellia reticulata
   • Tea (Camellia sinensis)
7. The Lesser Grown Varieties
   • Introduction
   • Camellia species that might be grown
8. Special Assignment. On one selected plant or group.

Aims

• Identify different camellias.
• Describe the cultural requirements common to most, if not all, camellias.
• Propagate camellias
• Determine and describe different ways of using Camellias.
• Describe the identification and culture of most commonly cultivated camellias.
• Describe the identification and culture of sasanqua and reticulata camellias.
• Discuss a range of lesser grown species and cultivars of Camellia.
• Discuss a specialist camellia related topic in depth.

WHY STUDY CAMELLIAS?

You need to be passionate to study camellias at the level of this course.

There's a lot of work involved to complete 100 hours of study into just one type of plant; but in the end, your level and knowledge will be far stronger than most who work with camellias, amateur or professional.

This course can improve your prospects for success as a nurseryman, landscaper, gardener, plant collector or anything else.

Camellias are one of the more popular garden plants world wide. There has always been a strong demand for camellias as a container plant or in ground garden plant; and that situation is unlikely to ever change. If you do this course; you will set yourself apart, as something of an "expert" when it comes to camellias.