(Camellia, Sasanqua , Stephanie Golden Sasanqua)

Warm days, cool nights - fall and it’s time to look for the colorful blooming jewels of Camellia sasanqua. These evergreen shrubs don’t get as much attention as their more popular cousin, the large-flowered common Japanese camellia, but they should. Native to Japan, sasanquas, as they are known to garden enthusiasts, have a long history of use for tea, oil and ornament.

The cultivar ‘Stephanie Golden’ has glossy, thin but leathery, elliptical, dark green leaves with toothed margins....

(Camellia, Sasanqua , Tanya Sasanqua)

Warm days, cool nights - fall and it’s time to look for the colorful blooming jewels of Camellia sasanqua. These evergreen shrubs don’t get as much attention as their more popular cousin, the large-flowered common Japanese camellia, but they should. Native to Japan, sasanquas, as they are known to garden enthusiasts, have a long history of use for tea, oil and ornament.

The cultivar ‘Tanya’ has glossy, thin but leathery, elliptical, dark green leaves with toothed margins which are...

(Camellia, Sasanqua , White Dove Sasanqua)

Warm days, cool nights - fall and it’s time to look for the colorful blooming jewels of Camellia sasanqua. These evergreen shrubs don’t get as much attention as their more popular cousin, the large-flowered common Japanese camellia, but they should. Native to Japan, sasanquas, as they are known to garden enthusiasts, have a long history of use for tea, oil and ornament.

The dwarf, variegated cultivar ‘White Doves’ has a low, spreading habit. Its glossy, dark-green leaves are have white...

(William's Camellia)

The camellia is a tender, broadleaf, evergreen shrub much prized in warm climates for its abundant, showy flowers and glossy, shapely leaves. Camellia x williamsii is a hybrid between the Asian species Camellia japonica and Camellia saluenensis. The hybridization of these two plants was first made by J. C. Williams of Caerhays Castle in Cornwall in the early 1920s.

The beautiful camellias that resulted from this cross are generally quite hardy, large, and produce...

(Angel Wings Camellia, William's Camellia)

The Angel Wings camellia is a tender, broadleaf evergreen shrub beloved in mild climates for its delicate pale orchid pink flowers and glossy, shapely leaves. This hybrid between Camellia japonica 'Dr. Tinsley' and Camellia saluenensis originated at Kramer's Bros. Nursery, Upland, California, before 1970. The hybridization of these two camellia species was first made by J. C. Williams of Caerhays Castle in Cornwall in the early 1920s.

Like most other Camellia × williamsii...

(Beverly L. Baylies Camellia, William's Camellia)

This fast-growing, heavy-blooming camellia produces masses of medium-sized, semi-double, pink blooms. An open-pollinated hybrid of Camellia japonica and Camellia saluenensis, it originated as a seedling at Huntington Gardens, San Marino, California, in about 1960. The hybridization of these two camellia species was first made by J. C. Williams of Caerhays Castle in Cornwall in the early 1920s.

Like most other Camellia × williamsii cultivars, 'Beverly L. Baylies'...

(Boozie B Camellia, William's Camellia)

Pale pink, rose-streaked blooms adorn the upright to spreading branches of this medium to large evergreen shrub. An open-pollinated seedling of Camellia × williamsii 'Creation', 'Boozie B' was selected by F. F. Becker of Brookhaven, Mississippi, in the late 1980s. Camellia × williamsii cultivars derive from crosses between Camellia japonica and Camellia saluenensis. Hybrids between these two East Asian natives were first raised by J. C. Williams...

(Charlean Variegated Camellia, William's Camellia)

The large, pink, white-blotched blooms of 'Charlean Variegated' appear midway to late in the camellia season. This virus-induced mutation of Camellia × williamsii 'Charlean' arose in the early 1960s.

Camellia × williamsii is the hybrid between the East Asian natives Camellia japonica and Camellia saluenensis. It was first raised by J. C. Williams of Caerhays Castle in Cornwall in the early 1920s.

A faster grower than most other Camellia...

(Charlean Camellia, William's Camellia)

The large, pink, orchid-suffused blooms of 'Charlean' appear midway to late in the camellia season. Originating as a seedling of Camellia × williamsii 'Donation', this vigorous, hardy cultivar was bred and selected by William Stewart of Savannah, Georgia, in about 1950. Camellia japonica 'Donckelaeri' – a parent of 'Donation' – was the pollen parent.

Camellia × williamsii is the hybrid between the East Asian natives Camellia japonica and...

(Cile Mitchell Camellia, William's Camellia)

The long-blooming camellia 'Cile Mitchell' produces large, rose-like, pale orchid-pink flowers from early to late in the season. Selected in 1985 by Hulyn Smith of Valdosta, Georgia, 'Cile Mitchell' is one of many named hybrids between Camellia japonica and Camellia saluenensis, which are known collectively as Camellia × williamsii. The first named Camellia × williamsii selection was developed by J. C. Williams of Caerhays Castle in Cornwall in...