(Camellia, Japanese Camellia, Shiro Chan Camellia)

The cultivar ‘Shiro Chan’ is has an upright to spreading habit and is medium-sized. Large, anemone form blooms of white with an occasional pink blush at the base appear mid to late-season from mid- to late winter. Anemone-form camellia blooms have at least one row of overlapping petals surrounding a loose mass of smaller, upright petals interlaced with gold reproductive structures in the center of the flowers.

Treasured in eastern Asia for centuries, Camellia was brought to the western...

(Camellia, Japanese Camellia, Silver Waves Camellia)

The cultivar ‘Silver Waves’ is vigorous growing, has an upright, bushy habit and is medium-sized. Large, semi-double blooms with wavy petals are white and appear mid- to late-season (mid- to late winter). Semi-double camellia blooms have at least two rows of overlapping petals surrounding a heart of gold reproductive structures.

Treasured in eastern Asia for centuries, Camellia was brought to the western world by Jesuit missionary and botanist Georg Joseph Kamel, for whom it is named....

(Camellia, Japanese Camellia, Tom Knudsen Camellia)

The cultivar ‘Tom Knudsen’ has an upright habit and coarse visual texture. Large to medium-sized, formal-double and sometime rose-double blooms of velvety, dark red appear from mid- to late winter. Formal-double camellias have rows of overlapping petals and no golden reproductive structures visible in the middle. Rose double camellias have rows of overlapping petals and golden reproductive structures visible in the middle.

Treasured in eastern Asia for centuries, Camellia was brought...

(Camellia, Japanese Camellia, Victory White Camellia)

The camellia 'Victory White' produces large, white, peony-like blooms beginning in midwinter. This cultivar originated from seed imported from Japan and grown at Overlook Nurseries in Crichton, Alabama, in the early 1930s. It is one of thousands of named selections and hybrids of Camellia japonica, a broadleaf evergreen shrub that has long been grown and treasured in its native East Asia.

This vigorous, rounded, medium to large shrub has ascending, gray-barked branches and oval, glossy,...

(Camellia, Japanese Camellia, White By the Gate Camellia)

The cultivar ‘White by the Gate’ has an upright to spreading habit and is medium-sized. Medium, formal-double blooms are pure white and appear mid-season (late winter). Formal-double camellias have rows of overlapping petals and no golden reproductive structures visible in the middle of the flowers.

Treasured in eastern Asia for centuries, Camellia was brought to the western world by Jesuit missionary and botanist Georg Joseph Kamel, for whom it is named. It is a large, broadleaf...

(Camellia, Japanese Camellia, White Swan Camellia)

The cultivar ‘White Swan’ bears a profusion of blooms, has an upright to spreading habit and is medium-sized. Large, single blooms are white with fan-shaped petals and appear mid-season (late winter). Single camellias have only one row of petals surrounding a heart of golden reproductive structures.

Treasured in eastern Asia for centuries, Camellia was brought to the western world by Jesuit missionary and botanist Georg Joseph Kamel, for whom it is named. It is a large, broadleaf...

(Camellia, Japanese Camillia, Wildfire Camellia)

The medium-sized, semi-double, early to midseason blooms of 'Wildfire' have bright scarlet petals and yellow anthers. Introduced in 1963 by Nuccio's Nurseries in Altadena, California, it originated as in 1943 as a seedling of unknown parentage. It is one of thousands of named selections and hybrids of Camellia japonica, a broadleaf evergreen shrub that has long been grown and treasured in its native East Asia.

This relatively fast-growing, medium to large shrub has ascending, gray-barked...

(Camellia, Japanese Camillia, Yours Truly Camellia)

The medium-sized, semi-double, mid- to late-season blooms of 'Yours Truly' are pink with white edges and deep-pink veining. This sport of 'Lady Vansittart' originated in the 1940s. It is one of thousands of named selections and hybrids of Camellia japonica, a broadleaf evergreen shrub that has long been grown and treasured in its native East Asia.

This slow-growing, bushy, upright shrub has ascending, gray-barked branches and oval, glossy, dark-green leaves with wavy, serrated edges....

(Camellia, Tea-oil Camellia)

Long cultivated as a source of cooking and cosmetic oil, this exceptionally cold-hardy camellia is also a valuable ornamental plant. Tea-oil camellia has been cultivated for so long that its precise native range is obscure, though east-central China around the Huai He Valley is a likely location.

This small, erect evergreen tree or large shrub develops slender branches that tend to slightly droop at the tips. The tapered, elliptical leaves are dark green with lighter green undersides. Fragrant...

(Camellia, Lu Shan Snow Camellia, Tea-oil Camellia)

Long cultivated as a source of cooking and cosmetic oil, Camellia oleifera is prized by gardeners for its fragrant white blooms and exceptional cold-hardiness. The cultivar 'Lu Shan Snow' originated in 1948 at the United States National Arboretum in Washington, DC, from seed obtained from China's Lushan Botanical Garden. It was the only camellia not damaged by the severe winters that devastated the arboretum's collections in the late 1970s. National Arboretum horticulturist William L. Ackerman...