How Do You Identify And Care For An Adolphe Audusson Special Purple Camellia?
The Adolphe Audusson Special Purple Camellia (Camellia japonica) is much like the Adolphe Audusson Special Red Camellia in that it is a high maintenance shrub that tolerates shearing and pruning. The cultivar is Adolphe Audusson Special Purple and it belongs to the Theaceae family. It thrives in zones 7 to 9 and no AHS Heat Zone has been defined for this plant. It tolerates heat and humidity. Identify the Adolphe Audusson Special Purple Camellia by its old fashioned, semi-double, showy red blooms that are blotched with white. The foliage is evergreen and the leaves are glossy. This plant grows to about 12 feet in height and about 10 feet in width. Blooms appear in late winter. Plant the Adolphe Audusson Special Purple Camellia in any type of soil from sandy loam to clay loam with a pH of 4.5 to 6.5. Dig a hole twice the size of the root ball and as deep as the container. Scarify the edges with a pitchfork or shovel. If the soil is poor, dig the hole a bit deeper and add amended soil to
