Camellias originate from eastern Asia, Indo-China and Japan and are long-lived, evergreen shrubs. They were grown for many years as subtropical plants in greenhouses and indoors as house plants, but many varieties will also survive in the garden. Grown for their beautiful flowers that appear early in the season, starting from late winter, Camellias are one the most beautiful and elegant shrubs that you can grow in your garden. They are suited for a border or woodland garden but also as specimen plants in the garden or in containers. Some varieties were bred to withstand frosts up to minus 18 Celsius degrees (-0.4 F). If you live in an area where frosts are more severe than this, you can still grow Camellias in your garden but wrap them with rush mats and hessian to provide insulation. Never use polythene.

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