Data specific to Camellias (Edit)
Flower size: Medium: 3-4 inches (8-10 cm)
Blooming period: Early season: (before January 1)
Bloom Type: semi-double
Growth Habit & Rate: Vigorous grower, upright and open
Place of Origination: Kurume, Japan

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 8-10 feet
Plant Spread: 6-8 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Late fall or early winter
Pollinators: Bees

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Common names
  • Camellia

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Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
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Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
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Location: j c raulston arboretum, raleigh, north carolina
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Location: j c raulston arboretum, raleigh, north carolina
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Location: j c raulston arboretum, raleigh, north carolina
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Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
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Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
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Location: Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, Savannah, GA
Date: 2022-12-09
Location: Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, Savannah, GA
Date: 2022-12-09
Location: j c raulston arboretum, raleigh, north carolina
Date: 12-04-2023
Comments:
  • Posted by LoriMT (Dawsonville, GA - Zone 8a) on Dec 15, 2022 8:06 AM concerning plant:
    Camellia 'Shibori-egao' originated in Japan, and the name translates to "Variegated Smiling Face". The white blotches on bubblegum pink semi-double blooms are caused by a benign virus. This same virus can also cause yellow variegation on some leaves. Some plants will display flowers with little or no blotching.

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