(Vernal Camellia)

Vernal camellia is a long-lived evergreen shrub believed to be derived from a natural cross between Camellia japonica and C. sasanqua. Its evergreen leaves are glossy, dark green and elliptical, and its bark is smooth and gray. It has many cultivars, which display a variety of single, semi-double or double blossoms in various shades of pink, red-violet or white. These open after the fall-flowering sasanquas but before the winter-blooming common Japanese camellias.

Vernal camellias...

(Egao Camellia, Vernal Camellia)

The delicate pink flowers of 'Egao' vernal camellia are especially pretty. Each bloom is punctuated with a cluster of vivid yellow stamens. In Japanese, "egao" means "smiling face" and aptly describes its cheery blossoms.

Vernal camellia is a long-lived evergreen shrub believed to be derived from a natural cross between Camellia japonica and C. sasanqua. Its evergreen leaves are glossy, dark green and elliptical, and its bark is smooth and gray. Flowering occurs after the fall-flowering...

(Hiryu Camellia, Vernal Camellia)

The red, semi-double flowers of the fall-blooming 'Hiryu' much resemble shape of a Camellia sasanqua bloom. The petals often are rippled and may have deeply curved indentations.

Vernal camellia is a long-lived evergreen shrub believed to be derived from a natural cross between Camellia japonica and C. sasanqua. Its evergreen leaves are glossy, dark green and elliptical, and its bark is smooth and gray. Flowering occurs after the fall-flowering sasanquas but before...

(Star Above Star Camellia, Vernal Camellia)

The delicate petals of 'Star Above Star' are gently spoon shaped. Overall, its blooms are semi-double and range in color from white to lavender-pink.

Vernal camellia is a long-lived evergreen shrub believed to be derived from a natural cross between Camellia japonica and C. sasanqua. Its evergreen leaves are glossy, dark green and elliptical, and its bark is smooth and gray. Flowering occurs a little after the fall-flowering sasanquas but before the winter-blooming Japanese...

(Vernal Camellia, Yuletide Camellia)

Fittingly named, 'Yuletide' blooms from late autumn to winter and produces single red flowers with a large, prominent cluster of yellow stamens in the center. The buds open a few at a time so that during the course of a frosty winter, not all flowers will be potentially lost.

Vernal camellia is a long-lived evergreen shrub believed to be derived from a natural cross between Camellia japonica and C. sasanqua. Its evergreen leaves are glossy, dark green and elliptical, and its...

(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...