General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Pollinators: Bees

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Common names
  • Camellia
Also sold as:
  • Dorsettii

Photo Gallery
Location: Frankfurt Botanical Garden
Date: 2018-01-29

Date: c. 1830
illustration of 'Gigantea' as 'Dorsettii' from Baumann and Bauman
Location: Frankfurt Botanical Garden
Date: 2018-01-29

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