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)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 10-12 ft
Plant Spread: 3-10 ft
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Winter
Uses: Provides winter interest
Pollinators: Bees

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Common names
  • Common Camellia
  • Japanese Camellia
  • Camellia

Photo Gallery
Location: 8a, Alabama
Date: 2022-03-29
Late March blooms on c. japonica "Jacks" (still in nursery pot, p
Location: Cary, North Carolina private garden
Date: 2023-02-18
My Camellia japonica Jacks 2023
Location: 8a, Alabama
Date: 2022-03-30
Late March blooms on c. japonica "Jacks," taken as cut flowers
Location: sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
Date: 2024-02-26

Photo courtesy of Camellia Forest Nursery

Photo courtesy of Camellia Forest Nursery

Photo courtesy of Camellia Forest Nursery

Photo courtesy of Camellia Forest Nursery

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