(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...

(C.M. Hovey 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 ‘C.M. Hovey’ is vigorous, has a slender upright habit and is of medium height. Medium-sized, double, formal blooms which means there are rows of...

(C.M. Wilson 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 ‘C.M. Wilson’ has a spreading habit and is of medium height. Large, semi-double, anemone form blooms which means there is a tight mass of short...

(Calypso Camellia, Camellia, Japanese Camillia)

This antique camellia cultivar bears large, double white blooms with sparse, faint-pink streaks. Originating in Italy in the early nineteenth century, 'Calypso' 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 upright, medium to large shrub has ascending, gray-barked branches and oval, glossy, dark-green leaves with weakly toothed edges. Each flower contains numerous...

(Camellia, Cameo Pink Camellia, Japanese Camillia)

The cultivar 'Cameo Pink' bears a profusion of medium to large, fully double, light-pink flowers midway in the camellia bloom season. This sport of 'Lilyi' arose in the early twentieth century. 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, light-green leaves with serrated...

(Camellia, Camille Camellia, Japanese Camellia)

Large, double, rosy-pink blooms adorn the branches of 'Camille' in winter. Selected by E. Hulyn Smith of Valdosta, Georgia, 'Camille' originated as a chance seedling in about 1995. 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-growing, medium-sized shrub has ascending, gray-barked branches and oval, glossy, dark-green leaves with serrated edges. The...