You are currently in Growing Zone Planting Elsewhere? Camellia Shrubs. Showing 1 - 8 of 8 items. The Complete Guide to Growing Camellias Camellias brighten up the drab months from late fall through early spring by offering up their flowers when all else is dormant. Their deep green, glossy evergreen foliage makes a wonderful backdrop for their large rose-like blooms. This Camellia japonica variety grows fifteen feet tall and eight feet wide. A moderately sized Camellia japonica, it grows six to eight feet tall and wide.
This is an especially cold-hardy Camellia japonica that thrives in zone 6, and grows six to eight feet tall and wide. This compact Camellia sasanqua variety grows three to four feet tall and four to six feet wide. Camellia Japonica varieties flower in Spring and the Camellia Sasanqua varieties flower in autumn winter.
Read our blog post for in-depth information and guidance on planting and caring for your camellia , including details of soil type. More information on best time to plant camellias. Use soils that are specially designed for acid-loving plants, and use a fertilizer for acid-loving plants too. A cool, well-lit place to keep them in the coldest months, such as a sun-porch, or glassed-in terrace, is ideal, as warm rooms of the house are not so suitable.
Bring them inside when the temperatures start to fall below 40 degrees, and wait in spring until they reach that level again before putting the plants back outside. The great thing is, many will bloom during that time inside, where the blossoms will open to perfection protected from the weather, and bring color and great beauty to your indoor space. There are several groups of camellia bushes, with different forms, both of the bush itself, and more importantly of the flowers, which is where most of the attention is placed.
The Japanese Camellia is the most widely grown type , and this is the plant that is called the Rose of the South , or sometimes Rose of Winter.
Botanists call it Camellia japonica , and it originated in China and Japan. It is grown not only in America, but across the world wherever the climate is suitable. Most of the many varieties are upright, dense bushes growing between 5 and 10 feet tall, and often just as wide. The normal flowering season is from January to March, but some particular forms may flower a few weeks earlier or later.
Because there are so many different varieties, they are organized based on the overall shape of the flowers. The groups currently used are listed below. Semi-double — This type has flowers with two or more rows of petals, but still showing one central clump of stamens. Irregular semi-double — In these flowers the stamens are broken into small clumps by the petals, which are arranged in a twisted and irregular fashion.
Formal double — These perfectly formed flowers have many petals there may often be hundreds. They are neatly arranged in overlapping circles, and there are no stamens visible at all. Informal double Peony-form — All the petals are arranged in a ball of irregular petals, twisted into a dome, flat on the bottom, and curving and turning. Elegans form Anemone-form — These are like the Informal Double, but the mass of twisted petals is surrounded by a circle of flat outer petals. All the colors mentioned earlier — white, pink, red, bi-color, yellow and purple — are found among the hundreds of different Japanese Camellias, and most of the different colors can be found in several different flower forms.
Everyone gets the chance to find something that appeals particularly to them. Because there are so many varieties of Japanese Camellia, here at the Tree Center we strive to offer you only the most reliable, well-tested and well-loved ones. Our varieties change from time to time, but they are always chosen from among the very best available, giving you unique colors and forms.
The Sasanqua Camellia, called Camellia sasanqua scientifically, looks at first glance like the Japanese Camellia. They are very suitable for more informal settings, like woodlands and informal beds. The flowers are usually simpler in form and a little smaller than those of the Japanese Camellia, being mostly single or semi-double.
They are prolific bloomers, often covered in blooms for weeks on end. The big feature, and a large part of their popularity, is that they begin to bloom in fall, and are often finished by Christmas. As this is exactly when the Japanese Camellias begin, they extend the camellia season by several months. Some plants often sold under this label are in fact hybrids, called Camellia x hyemalis.
These are a cross between a Sasanqua Camellia and a Japanese Camellia, and besides blooming in fall, some varieties bloom into the winter too, extending the Sasanqua Camellia season. Yes, that cup of tea you just had is the leaves of a camellia, Camellia sinensis.
This bush has small white flowers, but it is grown commercially, particularly in China and India. The leaves of the Sasanqua Camellia can also be dried and used to make tea. There are a few varieties of camellia bushes that have scented blooms. These are mostly hybrids that contain genes from a Chinese species called Camellia lutchuensis. Camellias are classic beauties with lovely evergreen foliage and magnificent blooms during fall or winter! In fact, just these three species were champions of keeping southern gardens and landscapes beautiful in every season!
Azaleas bloomed in spring, Gardenias followed with blooms in summer, Camellia sasanqua after that in Fall, and lastly Camellia japonicas in winter. Camellias are just as varied and stunning as ever. There are numerous Camellia sasanqua and japonica selections that are perfect for screens thanks to their dense foliage and evergreen nature. Additionally, unlike many privacy hedges or screens, a row of these beauties will produce gorgeous blooms!
Tall-growing selections like the Alabama Beauty Camellia and October Magic Inspiration Camellia really shine in this sort of a setting. There are dwarf varieties that reach only 3 feet tall and larger varieties that reach upwards of 15 feet tall. Their blooms come in red, pink, white, bicolor, double-form, single-form, formal, ruffled, and more!
Their dark and glossy leaves are some of the most consistent foliage that you can plant in your landscape. In favorable conditions, your plants will stay gorgeous and evergreen in every season. There are two main groups of popular Camellias: Japonica and Sasanqua. There are of course additional varieties, such as Sinensis and Vernalis. However, Sasanqua and Japonica incorporate the vast majority of the varieties on the market today.
There are even hybrid varieties which we will cover as well. They make for truly unique specimens, fantastic foundation plantings, and mind-blowing mixed garden bed elements. Camellias thrive in partial sun.
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