Details
'Ruby Wedding' is a dense, evergreen shrub, to around 1.8m tall and wide, with glossy, dark green, elliptic leaves and in spring, bright red, anemone to peony-form, double flowers

Hardiness
H5 - Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)

Aspect
South-facing or North-facing or West-facing

Exposure
Sheltered

Moisture
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil
Loam, Clay, Sand
 
pH
Acid, Neutral
 
Size
Ultimate height
1.5-2.5 metres
Ultimate spread
1.5-2.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
10-20 years

How to grow
Cultivation
Suitable for woodland and acidic soils. Position in a site sheltered from cold, dry winds and early morning sun as buds and flowers may be damaged by cold winds and late frosts. See camellia cultivation
Propagation
Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Flower borders and beds Low Maintenance Wall-side Borders City & Courtyard Gardens Patio & Container Plants

How to care
Pruning
Pruning group 8
Pests
May be attacked by aphids, scale insects and vine weevil
Diseases
May be subject to camellia leaf blight, camellia petal blight and camellia yellow mottle virus

Info courtesy of the RHS