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Camellia japonica 'Femme Fatale'

Welcome spring with eye-popping blooms
Just £29.99
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Key Features

  • Outstanding evergreen Camellia with strong foliage and impressive blooms 
  • See dark red flowers earlier than with most other varieties to welcome in the spring 
  • Plant in pots, beds, or borders – pretty much anywhere you want a splash of class! 
  • Easy to plant, grow and maintain to save you time 
  • Supplied as an established plant in a 15cm pot, ready for planting
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Description

Be enthralled by the delightful large, dark red double flowers of the ‘Femme Fatale’ evergreen Camellia that not only looks beautiful but remains impressive throughout the year.

The headline flowers with scores of overlapping and passionate red petals appear early and upright, from February to April to mark the end of winter and the start of brighter, warmer days.

This bushy plant boasts dark, rich bronze foliage when young, before taking on even darker speckling and eventually settling with a red bronze-tinged colouring and a waxy appearance, offering a certain air of class and luxury.

Perfect for more-or-less any garden, the blooms of this Camellia look outstanding, whether planted as a solo piece in a pot or container, or alongside others in a mixed border or bed, while also usefully remaining smaller than other varieties to be perfect even for dainty spaces.

What’s more, this fully hardy shrub does not require hours upon hours of pruning and maintenance to retain a beautiful look – ideal for beginner gardeners or those with little time to spare.

Supplied as an established plant in a 15cm pot, ready for planting.

Top Tips
Be sure to deadhead Camellias when the flowers appear to start fading. This will not boost flowering the following growing season, but will avoid an unsightly browning flower from ruining your display.
Care Information
  • For best results, plant in moist and well-drained, neutral, or acidic soil in a space that is partially shaded, with some shelter from chilling winds. 
  • Plant in autumn when the soil is still warm. This will help roots to establish before the harsh winter conditions set in. 
  • When planting multiple Camellia, space at least 3-5m apart to allow ample room to establish. 
  • Prior to planting, prepare the ground by clearing away any weeds, where necessary, and digging over the area to prime for planting.

Watering 

  • Camellias should be watered regularly when newly planted, particularly for the first 18 months or so.
  • Keep the soil moist, checking if the soil is dry at a depth of roughly 10cm. If this soil is dry, then water the plant well.
Delivery Information

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. Pre-ordered items will be sent as soon as possible after the date quoted and we'll generally ship your entire order with your pre-ordered items. When your order is dispatched, we'll send you another email with details of how to track it.

Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.

We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.

Smaller, lighter, single-item orders may be sent through the post with Royal Mail - in which case no tracking is available.

Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

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2. Should any hardy plant fail to thrive thereafter, we'll replace free of charge - you just pay the P&P
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