09-03-2021, 04:11 PM
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Re: Camellia
Originally Posted by Tiffany
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A lot of them end up like that Mags. They were all originally dark pink flowers, but over the years, around 40 now, they are gradually reverting to white. Which I think is the original colour of Camellia's.
09-03-2021, 05:47 PM
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Re: Camellia
Originally Posted by Pixie Knuckles
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Gorgeous photos Tiffany! Its interesting how the colours change over time - I didn't know that 
Originally Posted by Mags
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I didn't know that Tiff - mine is dark pink and about 15 years old now, I would love to see it change colour.
I think it's something to do with propagation. They graft the root stock to make the colours different. If they don't get looked after & mine didn't, then they revert to their original colour. Like roses do, they go back to their original shape etc too I believe.
We need someone who knows really, but I will Google too.
09-03-2021, 05:51 PM
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Re: Camellia
I found this.....Some camellias have this peculiar habit of producing different coloured flowers on different parts of the same plant. This is known as 'sporting' and is not that unusual although it can come as a surprise. Sporting is the way in which a plant reveals part of its genetic makeup or parentage. The most obvious sporting occurs where red and white camellias have been crossed to produce a mottled or flecked double flowered hybrid. Such hybrids often also exhibit single white and or single red flowers as well. Camellia 'Tricolor' and Camellia 'Adelina Patti' are good examples of this trait. Your pink camellia over time is reverting back to its original parentage and may well end up as a white flowered camellia.
So not all will do it.
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