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My Camellias
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I bought a couple of beautiful camellias the other day , dumped them on the patio and went off to work for 4 days. When I came home, one of them had dropped lots of petals and even a bud that had just started to flower. I heard it was a nice day on Monday (wasn't here). Could it have got too much sun? I see plenty of camellias in peoples' gardens and they get plenty of sun as well so I can't understand what happened.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Lots of possible reasons. Plants grown for sale, especially those grown for sale in flower, are grown in absolutely ideal conditions. Sometimes the transition to the real world can shock the plant, especially if the retailer (or purchaser!) hasn’t handled them carefully. They do need some basic care when you bring them home, check if the soil in the pot is moist and put in a sheltered position for a few days. It may have been that they got more sun that they were used but this usually results in leaf burn or curl rather than bud drop.