Data specific to Camellias (Edit)
Flower size: Large: 4-5 inches (10-13 cm)
Blooming period: Early season: (before January 1)
Bloom Type: semi-double
Growth Habit & Rate: Vigorous, bushy growth
Year Originated & Registration date: 1859

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
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Akashigata'
  • 'Lady Clare'
  • 'Pink Czar'
  • 'Empress'

Common names
  • Japanese Camellia
  • Common Camellia
  • Camellia

Photo Gallery
Location: sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
Date: 2024-01-12
Location: sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
Date: 2023-02-19
Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2015-12-19
Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2019-01-15
Location: Sarah P Duke Gardens   Durham, North Carolina
Date: late February
This plant was labeled Lady Clare
Location: sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
Date: 2024-02-09
Location: Norfolk Botanical Gardens 
Date: March 7 2022
Location: sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
Date: 2024-03-03
Location: Sarah P Duke Gardens   Durham, North Carolina
Date: late February
This plant was labeled Lady Clare

Photo courtesy of Camellia Forest Nursery
Location: Athens,Ga. Normaltown 
Date: 2/1422Lady Clare Camellia

Photo courtesy of Camellia Forest Nursery
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Date: 2011-12-02
60 year old plant

Date: 2009-12-26

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