Data specific to Camellias (Edit)
Originator: Dr. W. Ackerman
Year Originated & Registration date: first bloomed 1967, registered 1974
Place of Origination: Glenn Dale, MD
Parentage: C. japonica 'Kenyo-Tai' x C. lutchuensis

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
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: Rose pink with white petaloids in center
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Winter
Uses: Provides winter interest
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Pollinators: Bees

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Common names
  • Hybrid Camellia
  • Camellia

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Date: 2009-02-07

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