Data specific to Camellias (Edit)
Flower size: Medium: 3-4 inches (8-10 cm)
Blooming period: Midseason: (January 1- March 1)
Bloom Type: Semi-double
Growth Habit & Rate: slow and spreading, moderate upright grower once planted in the ground
Originator: Dr. William L. Ackerman
Year Originated & Registration date: 1987
Place of Origination: Ashton, Md., USA

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Pollinators: Bees

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Common names
  • Common Camellia
  • Japanese Camellia
  • Camellia

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