Your camellia has yellow blotches on its leaves and seems to be struggling. Aren’t these flowering shrubs supposed to be tough? In general, yes: Camellia japonica and Camellia sasanqua plants are ...

Q: Some of the leaves on our camellias are turning a brownish, grayish color on top but they are green on the bottom. Some of the leaves have started falling off to where I have stems with no leaves.

A: This is caused by a fungus that has been relatively common this spring. The fungus Exobasidium vaccinii causes leaves and flowers to become swollen or thickened, curled and waxy in appearance. This ...