(Ann Blair Brown Variegated Camellia, Camellia, Japanese Camillia)

The medium-sized, midseason, "peony-form" blooms of 'Ann Blair Brown Variegated' have light pink petals with white blotches. This virus-induced sport of 'Ann Blair Brown' was selected by Richard Dodd of Marshallville, Georgia. 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, dense, medium to large shrub has ascending, gray-barked branches and oval,...

(Apollo 14 Camellia, Camellia, Japanese Camillia)

The large pink and white flowers of 'Apollo 14' look almost like decorative dahlias. Each perfectly shaped, formal bloom is fully double; the abundance of petals masks the core of golden stamens at the center. This broadleaf evergreen shrub develops an upright, compact, but rounded, habit when mature. It originates from Georgetown, South Carolina and first bloomed in 1966.

Treasured in eastern Asia for centuries, camellias were brought to the western world by Jesuit missionary and botanist...

(Apple Blossom Camellia, Camellia, Japanese Camellia)

Camellias are tender evergreen shrubs much prized in warm climates for their abundant, showy flowers, but also their leaves, shapes, and longevity. The beautiful ‘Apple Blossom,’ is an upright, dense plant with small, glossy green leaves and fragrant flowers that have one or two ranks of broad white petals tinged cerise-red on their margins. The petals surround a prominent center of yellow stamens. Prune this shrub for shape and size as needed, but only right after the end of flowering. New buds...

(April Blush Camellia, Camellia, Japanese Camellia)

This broadleaf evergreen shrub to small tree has an upright, rounded form. Developed by Dr. Clifford Parks in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, ‘April Blush’ provides year-round interest because of its glossy dark green leaves and smooth gray bark. From late winter to spring, its rounded buds open to present many large, semi-double, pale pink flowers. The following year’s flower buds are set shortly after they bloom, so if needed, prune them directly after flowering.

April Blush camellia demonstrates...

(April Dawn Camellia, Camellia, Japanese Camellia)

The fragrant, formal double blooms of ‘April Dawn’ are white streaked with rose-pink and appear from late winter to early spring. This is an exceptionally cold hardy, vigorous selection developed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Treasured in eastern Asia for centuries, camellias were brought to the western world by Jesuit missionary and botanist Georg Joseph Kamel, for whom they are named. Their attractive smooth gray branches hold oval, glossy, toothed, dark green leaves. A mid-season flowering...

(April Melody Camellia, Camellia, Japanese Camellia)

Developed by Dr. Clifford Parks in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 'April Melody' is among the more cold hardy cultivars of the common camellia. Its small flowers are single and red with a hint of rose and bloom for a very long season, sometimes into early spring. Unlike other Japanese camellia selections, the central core of stamens is reddish, not golden yellow. The oldest flowers drop off and litter the ground. Introduced in 2008, this broadleaf evergreen shrub develops an upright but compact habit....

(April Remembered Camellia, Camellia, Japanese Camillia)

A long flowering season and improved cold hardiness makes 'April Remembered' a prized camellia cultivar. Developed by Dr. Clifford Parks in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, its large semi-double flowers are a delicate blend of creamy white and pale pink. Fully opened blooms show a crown of pale yellow to ivory stamens. The oldest flowers drop and litter the ground. First registered in 1993, this broadleaf evergreen shrub develops an upright but spreading habit when mature.

Treasured in eastern...

(April Tryst Camellia, Camellia, Japanese Camellia)

This extremely cold-hardy, broadleaf evergreen shrub to small tree has an upright, bushy habit. Developed by Dr. Clifford Parks in North Carolina, ‘April Tryst’ provides year-round interest due to its glossy dark green leaves and smooth gray bark. From late winter to spring, its rounded buds open to present many large, bright red, anemone-form flowers. The following year’s flower buds are set shortly after they bloom, so if needed, prune them directly after flowering.

Camellia prefers partial...

(Arabella Camellia, Camellia, Japanese Camillia)

The camellia 'Arabella' bears semi-double to double, light-red blooms. This chance seedling was grown and selected by Mary Edinger of Hood, California, who named it in 1939. 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 medium to large shrub has ascending, gray-barked branches and glossy, oval, medium-green leaves with weakly toothed edges. Each bloom has...

(Arthur Middleton Camellia, Camellia, Japanese Camillia)

The camellia 'Arthur Middleton' produces fully double, deep-pink, midseason blooms. It originated at Middleton Gardens, Charleston, South Carolina, sometime before 1940. This cultivar 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, upright, large shrub has ascending, gray-barked branches and oval, glossy, medium-green leaves with serrated edges. The many-petaled...