Camellia Bud Drop: Water, Light, Nutrients, or Mites

Camellia buds that stay small, wither, and fall = bud drop. Causes:

• Too much or too little water.
• Insufficient light.
• Extreme cold.
• Nutrient deficiency.
• Mite infestation (check inside buds).

Petal blight (brown spots on open flowers, rapid drop) is fungal—remove infected blooms, spray foliar fungicide 1–2 weekly.

Of three plants, one perfect, two affected—check micro-differences in water, light, soil.