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C.M. Hovey Camellia is also known as: Colonel Firey, Duc de Devonshire, Firey King, Solaris, William S. We prefer well aged, decomposted bark based mixes over peat based mixes and usually add a little extra sand or hadite to ensure good drainage.
- Deer Resistance: Seldom Bothered
- USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 7,8,9
- Fertilizing: Use a balanced, slow release, nonburning fertilizer for acid loving plants.
- Pruning: Once the Camellia flowering season has ended in mid-late spring, before buds set in summer.
- Indoor Light: Early or late direct sunlight, Cool sunlight, High
- Native To / Origin: US Gardens - C.M. Hovey, Boston, Massachusetts - 1853