This is one of the relatively few camellias rated for zone 6. I planted it 6 years ago in my partly shady city garden. It has bloomed f...Read Moreor the past 3 years increasing blooms each year. It has a tall narrow profile, an asset in a small garden. Camellia blooming for Thanksgiving in New England, such a joy.
No experience with Camellias, but Dad's was pretty bad. He could grow anything except the fragile Camellias of my youth. These years late...Read Morer, I came back to Virginia, and found this hardy type! Bought a scraggly, end-of-the-growth season one, and planted it. It grew, and grew. I would say that the blooms were too many, as many turned brown. But many survived! Nothing else was blooming and it was a breath of fresh air.
This Spring, after having a full year of living in its new home, it has become about 5' tall, bushy, sturdy, glossy, finely-toothed traditional leaves, very dark. It receives the occasional fertilizer and Epsom Salts, and needs no bug control. It gets morning sun and evening shade. Try it!
Lexington, MA (Zone 6a) | November 2011 | positive
This is one of three cultivars that Ackerman recommends to create a camellia archway. Also good in standard form. Desirable cultivars h...Read Moreave a columnar upright form preferably with a strong central leader. For a passageway about 3' open area, the plants need to be about 5' apart, trained to a single trunk, with side branches facing the walk and trimmed to within about 12 " of the trunk. When the height exceeds 6.5 ' then the sidebranches can be encouraged to intertwine above the walkway. The other two suggestions are "Winter's Dream' and 'Winter's Joy'.
This plant is a very dependable heavy bloomer. It blooms from November into early January. It requires little care. I have it planted a...Read Moregainst a wall in full shade.
Starts blooming early to mid-fall. Hardy new hybrid has pink budded white anemone-form flowers. New spring and summer growth is burgund...Read Morey.
One in the series of Ice Angels®: A full hardiness zone more cold-tolerant than others, these camellias were bred for extended flowering as well. Zones 6-10.
Growing beautifully in Media, PA - Zone 6; part sun border; reliable, prolific, sporadic bloomer in Nov-Dec.
This is one of the relatively few camellias rated for zone 6. I planted it 6 years ago in my partly shady city garden. It has bloomed f...Read More
No experience with Camellias, but Dad's was pretty bad. He could grow anything except the fragile Camellias of my youth. These years late...Read More
This is one of three cultivars that Ackerman recommends to create a camellia archway. Also good in standard form. Desirable cultivars h...Read More
This plant is a very dependable heavy bloomer. It blooms from November into early January. It requires little care. I have it planted a...Read More
Starts blooming early to mid-fall. Hardy new hybrid has pink budded white anemone-form flowers. New spring and summer growth is burgund...Read More