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Camellia Nicky Crisp

Camellia Nicky Crisp

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Camellia 'Nicky Crisp' is a truly elegant evergreen camellia, admired for its semi-double pale-pink blooms. Flowering from late winter through spring, this stunning variety provides a long-lasting display when colour is often scarce in the garden.

Its glossy, deep green foliage forms a dense, upright shrub that looks attractive all year round, making 'Nicky Crisp' equally valuable as a feature plant, flowering hedge or screening shrub. Hardy and easy to grow, it performs exceptionally well in gardens throughout New Zealand.

Why You'll Love Camellia 'Nicky Crisp'

  • Semi-double pale pink blooms
  • Long flowering season from late winter into spring
  • Evergreen foliage provides year-round structure
  • Excellent feature shrub or flowering hedge
  • Beautiful glossy green leaves
  • Frost hardy and easy to grow
  • Low maintenance once established
  • Perfect for woodland, cottage and formal gardens

  • Expected 5 Year Height 1.5 M Width 1.5 M

Is Camellia Nicky Crisp suitable for my garden?

Camellia Nicky Crisp is best suited in a position that gets

  • Partial shade
  • Full sun

Camellia Nicky Crisp is

  • Frost Tolerant
  • Flowering
  • Cold hardy
  • Evergreen

Camellia Nicky Crisp will thrive in soil that is

  • Acidic
  • Nutrient rich
  • Free draining

How to establish your Camellia Nicky Crisp?

Plant Camellia 'Nicky Crisp' in part shade to full sun.

For the best flowering:

Morning sun with protection from intense afternoon sun is ideal.
In cooler regions, full sun is generally well tolerated.
Shelter from strong drying winds where possible.

How to maintain your Camellia Nicky Crisp once established?

Water deeply once or twice a week during the first growing season.

Once established, water during:

Extended dry periods.
Flower bud development.
Hot summer weather.

Keep the soil evenly moist but not waterlogged.

Feed after flowering in spring using a fertiliser formulated for camellias, rhododendrons and azaleas.

For continued health:

Apply compost annually.
Refresh organic mulch each year.
Avoid excessive nitrogen fertilisers.
Pruning

Very little pruning is required.

After flowering:

Remove spent flowers if desired.
Remove dead or damaged branches.
Lightly trim to maintain shape or encourage denser growth.

Camellias respond well to pruning if a hedge or formal shape is desired.

Camellia 'Nicky Crisp' is highly frost hardy and performs exceptionally well throughout most of New Zealand.

While the shrub easily tolerates winter frosts, flowers may occasionally be marked by severe frosts in colder inland regions.

Young plants benefit from a protective layer of mulch around the base.

Camellias are generally healthy and easy to grow.

Occasionally monitor for:

Scale insects
Aphids
Tea scale
Petal blight during prolonged wet weather

Good airflow and removing spent flowers help minimise disease.
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