QuestionsHow to growTrees and ShrubsFeedingProblem non flowering camellias 0 Vote Up Vote Down Helen Cranny asked 15 years ago Is it too late to feed? plants not even showing any buds just lots of leaves looking glossy and green? What have I done wrong?? 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 7 years ago Camellias growing in ordinary soil do not need feeding to flower, but do like to get a mulch of rotted leaves. In a pot, they need to be fed every 3 or 4Â weeks from April to September and kept watered throughout.