Data specific to Camellias (Edit)
Blooming period: Midseason: (January 1- March 1)
Bloom Type: anemone form
Growth Habit & Rate: relatively slowly, compact shrub.

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 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Pollinators: Bees

Image
Common names
  • Camellia
  • Japanese Camellia

Photo Gallery
Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2021-03-17
Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2024-03-01
Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2024-03-05
Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2024-03-12

Photo courtesy of Camellia Forest Nursery

Photo courtesy of Camellia Forest Nursery

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