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Species: Camellia japonica

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Camellia japonica

Camellia; Rose-of-Winter

Found on Course Walks

None Listed

Map of plant locations

(Plant location data may be incomplete)

In Collection(s):

None Listed

Cultivars

There are upwards of 3,000 named varieties of this plant below are a small selection of those.

'April Dawn', 'April Kiss', 'April Remembered', 'April Snow', 'April Tryst', 'Bloomfield', 'Morris Mercury', 'Spring's Promise', 'Winter's Snowman'

Ornamental Characteristics

Shrub > 8 feet

12'

Evergreen

Environmental Characteristics

Full sun, Part shade, Shade

6a

Requires acid (pH 5.0 to 7.0)

Consistently moist, well-drained soil; Occasional periods of dry soil
See graphic below

Insect Disease

Bare Root Transplanting


Other

Moisture Tolerance Graphic

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Moisture Tolerance

Moisture graphic
Occasionally saturated or very wet soil
Consistently moist, well-drained soil
Occasional periods of dry soil
Prolonged periods of dry soil
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