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 Color: Purple
Red
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Pollinators: Bees

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Common names
  • Japanese Camellia
  • Common Camellia
  • Camellia
Also sold as:
  • Mathotiana Rubra
  • Julia Drayton
  • Purple Dawn
  • William S. Hastie
  • Purple Emperor
  • Plena Superba

Photo Gallery
Location: Charleston, SC
variable in form and color... compare to the other photos I share
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-03-03
Camellia japonica - Mathotiana 002
Location: Real Jardín Botanico de Madrid
Date: 2018-04-08
Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2013-11-17
'Mathotiana' in the U.S. may not be the same as 'Mathotiana' in E
Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2015-12-29
'Mathotiana' in the U.S. may not be the same as 'Mathotiana' else
Location: Seminole County, Florida, United States
Date: 2019-12-31
Re-upload.
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-04-07
Japanese Camellia - Mathotiana 008
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (near Brussels - Belgium)
Date: 2023-05-15
Location: Mead Botanical Garden, Winter Park, Florida
Date: 2021-12-21

Date: c.1849
illustration from Verschaffelt's Nouvelle iconographie des camell
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (near Brussels - Belgium)
Date: 2023-05-15
Location: Mead Botanical Garden, Winter Park, Florida
Date: 2021-12-21

Date: c. 1940
photo [as 'Purple Emperor'] from the 1940 catalog, Kiyono Nurseri

Date: c. 1847
illustration from 'Annales de la société royale d'agriculture e
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-03-03
Camellia - Mathotiana 001
Uploaded by Cem9165
Discussion Threads about this plant
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from 'Annales de la société royale d'agriculture et de botanique de Gand' by scvirginia Mar 9, 2021 2:57 AM 0

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