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April Dawn Camellia in 4 inch pot *Cold and Heat Sensitive* Cannot Ship Out of the USA

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    SKU: 1104 April Dawn Camellia in 4 inch pot *Cold and Heat Sensitive* Cannot Ship Out of the USA

    April Dawn is a prized selection from the April Camellia Series, which were developed to have improved winter cold hardiness and a later bloom cycle than most other Camellia japonica.

    One of the most cold hardy in the April Camellia Series, April Dawn Camellia produces an abundance of fragrant, eye catching double flowers with white petals streaked in dark pink dark, and also solid deep raspberry pink to almost red flowers on the same plant. We think this one should’ve been named ‘ April Candy Cane’ Camellia as it’s streaked petals definitely remind one of a candy cane. Blooming later than others, flowers start coming in late winter and continue through April, hence the name. The striking flowers are set against a perfect backdrop of glossy, deep green foliage. April Dawn’s upright narrow form lends well to smaller spaces where other Camellia japonica varieties won’t fit.

    April Dawn is listed as cold hardy as far north as St Louis, Missouri USDA Zone 6.

    Landscape & Garden Uses

    A moderate growing Camellia with an upright habit of growth to about 8 feet tall and 4 feet wide, April Dawn Camellia can be grown as a shrub, espalier (flat against a wall), or small tree. As a shrub, it is ideal for use as a hedge or background plant, in groupings, and is especially nice as espalier (trained to grow flat against a wall.) When “limbed up” to form a small tree it serves well as an attractive and colorful specimen in landscape borders and home foundation plantings. Great for cottage gardens, cut flower gardens and woodland borders. Also suitable for containers that can be brought indoors overwinter for those who live above USDA Zone 6a, where not winter hardy.

    Spacing: 3.5 feet apart for solid hedge; 5.5 feet or more apart for space between plants

     

    THIS PLANT CANNOT BE SHIPPED OUT OF THE 48 STATES, DUE TO AGRICULTURAL RESTRICTIONS. VERY SORRY!
    Please use common sense when ordering. If you are below freezing, that is not a good time for plants. If you are over 90 degrees, same issue. These delivery trucks are not heated nor cooled, and the plants suffer in extreme temps.

    USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-9b
    Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Shrub
    Species: Japonica
    Height at Maturity: 8′ depending on pruning
    Width at Maturity: 4′ depending on pruning
    Spacing: 3-3.5′ for solid hedges; 5.5’+ for space between
    Flower Color: White, Dark Pink striping, can be solid Raspberry Red
    Flower Size: Large, 4″
    Flowering Period: Early Spring, April
    Flower Type: Double
    Fragrant Flowers: Yes
    Foliage Color: Glossy Dark Green
    Fragrant Foliage: No
    Berries: No
    Berry Color: NA
    Sun Needs: Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade or Filtered Sun, All Day Filtered Sun
    Water Needs: Average, Lower when established
    Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt
    Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist
    Soil pH: 5.0 – 6.5 (Acid)
    Maintenance / Care: Low
    Resistances: Deer – more info, Drought (when established), Heat, Humidity
    Intolerances: Direct Afternoon Sun, Constantly Soggy Soil
    Attracts: Visual Attention

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    $23.95
    Quantity Price For Each Unit
    1 - 2 $23.95 / each
    3 - 4 $22.75 / each
    5 - 7 $21.55 / each
    8 - 11 $20.36 / each
    12 - 17 $19.16 / each
    18 + $17.96 / each
     

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    Plants from Daylily Nursery are guaranteed to arrive healthy and green. If you have any concerns or are dissatisfied within the first five days of receiving your plants, please email or call our office so that we can help make it right! Plants require proper care and nourishment to adapt to their new surroundings. Unfortunately, if your plants have received less-than-ideal care or were purchased for planting outside of your recommended growing zone, your purchase isn’t covered by our guarantee. Zone recommendations are provided in our listings.
    Exercise caution and use your best judgment before ordering during unusually hot or cold weather (below 32 degrees F, or in excess of 95F for shipping purposes), as these extremes may leave your plant vulnerable to damage. The optimal time for planting for most of our material is in mid to late spring, past the danger of hard frost. This allows your plants the longest possible growing season. Summer and very early fall are also suitable, as long as your plant is placed in optimal conditions and receives adequate water during the hotter, dryer periods of the summer. Late fall and winter are very risky in most areas, as our plant material ships from cozy greenhouses and will struggle adapting to very cold or frozen soil, or abrupt changes in temperature. This can easily cause damage, stunting, or failure to thrive. When in doubt about suitable planting times or zone compatible plants for your area, reach out to your local Agricultural Extension Office.
    If issues with your plants arise within the first 30 days of receipt, please email or call our office. Our knowledgeable staff will review your concerns and provide guidance and troubleshooting, or a one-time replacement if necessary. The customer assumes responsibility for the cost of shipping the replacement. Happy Planting!