(Black Gold Camellia, Camellia, Japanese Camellia)

The camellia ‘Black Gold' bears relatively small, semi-double, maroon-red flowers from winter to early spring, midway in the Camellia japonica bloom season. Each blossom has 18 to 20 petals and a central cluster of gold stamens with red anthers. Originating in 1975, this chance seedling of 'Maroon and Gold' was selected and named by Paul Gilley of Grand Ridge, Florida. It gradually forms a dense, upright, medium-sized shrub with oval, glossy, dark green leaves and attractive gray-barked...

(Black Magic Camellia, Camellia, Japanese Camellia)

The camellia ‘Black Magic' is distinguished by its glossy, deep-red, rose-like blooms and its prominently toothed, holly-like leaves. 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.

Introduced in 1991 by Nuccio's Nurseries of Altadena, California, this slow-growing, medium-sized shrub bears lustrous, medium green, oval leaves on upright, gray-barked branches. The...

(Black Tie Camellia, Camellia, Japanese Camellia)

The compact camellia ‘Black Tie’ offers lots of small, formal double blooms of deep red. The flowers appear in the middle of the blooming season, which begins in winter and extends into spring.

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 evergreen shrub to small tree, which has an upright to spreading habit and attractive smooth gray branches...

(Blood of China Camellia, Camellia, Japanese Camellia)

Japanese camellia is a large, broadleaf evergreen shrub to small tree that originates from eastern Asia. It has a compact, upright to spreading habit and attractive smooth gray branches that are furnished with oval, glossy, dark green leaves. From late winter to early spring, it bears large, waxy flowers which are excellent for cutting.

The cultivar ‘Blood of China’ has a rounded or globular habit and is of medium height. Medium-sized, semi-double, loose peony form blooms which means there...

(Bob Hope Camellia, Camellia, Japanese Camellia)

Japanese camellia is a large, broadleaf evergreen shrub to small tree that originates from eastern Asia. It has a compact, upright to spreading habit and attractive smooth gray branches that are furnished with oval, glossy, dark green leaves. From late winter to early spring, it bears large, waxy flowers which are excellent for cutting.

The cultivar ‘Bob Hope’ has an upright to rounded habit and is diminutive to medium in height. Very large, semi-double, loose peony form blooms which means...

(Borom's Gem Camellia, Camellia, Japanese Camellia)

Grown for its large, rich-pink, rose-like blooms, this camellia originated as a chance seedling in the garden of S.T. Borom of Charleston, South Carolina. It is one of thousands of named cultivars and hybrids of Camellia japonica, a broadleaf evergreen shrub that has long been grown and treasured in its native East Asia.

This upright, relatively fast-growing shrub has handsome gray-barked branches and oval, glossy, medium-green leaves with serrated edges. The double blooms have 30 to...

(Brenda Beach Camellia, Camellia, Japanese Camellia)

The large semi-double blooms of 'Brenda Beach' are blush-pink with medium-pink flecks and streaks. This camellia was selected by Miles A. Beach of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, in 1991, 9 years after it originated as a chance seedling. It is one of thousands of named cultivars 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 camellia has upright, gray-barked branches and oval, glossy,...

(Brilliant Camellia, Camellia, Japanese Camillia)

The camellia 'Brilliant' bears fully double, intense carmine-red blooms from winter to early spring, midway in the camellia flowering season. Noted for its compact habit and relative cold-hardiness, this heirloom cultivar was selected before 1938 by Owen Blackwell, Jr. of Semmes, Alabama. 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, narrowly...

(Brooks Camellia, Camellia, Japanese Camellia)

The common camellia is a large, broadleaf evergreen shrub to small tree that originates from eastern Asia. It has a compact, upright habit and attractive smooth gray branches furnished with oval, glossy, dark green leaves. From late winter to early spring, it bears large, single deep red flowers, though there are many cultivars that come in a wider array of pink, white and red shades.

Treasured in eastern Asia for centuries, the common camellia was brought to the western world by Jesuit missionary...

(Buddy Camellia, Camellia, Japanese Camellia)

The camellia 'Buddy' produces fragrant, semi-double, purplish-pink blooms on compact bushy plants. Selected in 1951 by H. L. Windbigler of Loxley, Alabama, 'Buddy' originated as a chance seedling. It is one of thousands of named cultivars and hybrids of Camellia japonica, a broadleaf evergreen shrub that has long been grown and treasured in its native East Asia.

This slow-growing, shrubby camellia has upright, gray-barked branches and oval, glossy, medium- green leaves with bluntly...