Your camellia finally seems about to bloom, but suddenly it sheds its buds. Now it's time to find out why and how you can help the plant, even if the flower is lost for that year.
Late frosts can cause the camellia to drop its flowers
As with other disorders that can occur with camellia, location is also very important for budding. If the soil is not acidic enough, incorrectly fertilized or the sun is too hot, the plant will lose flower buds that have already started. A change of location during this sensitive time also very often means that the expected flowering does not occur.
Possible reasons why the camellia sheds buds:
- Change of location after bud formation
- late frost
- Lack of water during bud formation
- too much or wrong fertilizer
tips
Camellia is quite delicate during budding, needs good care and should not be moved.