Advice on Camellia please

Dear All,

We have a Camellia which is currently flowering and is grown in a container (clay pot).
Over winter it was (unwisely) left at the end of a draughty passageway along the side of our house. I recently noticed that the leaves are a rather sickly yellow compared to our other Camellias and have spots, so moved the plant a few feet to a more sheltered location at the back of the house (See bellow)

About a month ago I gave the plant sequestered iron and around two weeks ago an appropriate ericaceous liquid feed.

There's been no noticeable improvement in leaf colour and I'd say it has worsened over the last week or so as it has flowered.



I'm enclosing some close up photos of the leaves to help with diagnosis.



In addition the the leaf yellowing and spots you can see that there is browning of the sepals. In the above photo I then lifted the upper leaf to reveal the lower leaf.......



As you can see, the shaded portion of the lower leaf exhibits far better colour and has fewer leaf spots, so I'm guessing this is a disease or disorder of exposure to either excessive light or wind.

Can anyone give me a proper diagnosis and suggest how I help this plant recover? A weakened plant will be less able to fight off other diseases the might come along.

Thanks in advance for any help,

Andy

 

The sequestered iron needs time to work, its not a fast thing, which is why its best applied in the growing season, and the growing season is only just starting.
I think it will work given time.

You could try a fungicide spray to help with any browning of flower petals and premature drop, but to be honest it doesn't look too bad to me.
I think it will perk up fine once things warm up.

 

Hi Pete,
Thanks for your answer. I'll keep an eye on the plant over the next few week!