Camellias

Camellias

Evergreen shrubs with dark glossy leaves and pretty formal flowers in whites, creams, pinks and reds.

We grow a small range to complement our Rhododendrons, and they like similar soil conditions. Camellias have a much stronger and deeper root system, but some varieties can be prone to frost damage during the winter.

Camellia japonica or Camellia x williamsii?

There are more flower colour, size and shape options with the Camellia japonica’s.
Camellia Japonica’s will put up with a slightly colder temperature in the winter but love a long warm summer to help set flower buds. Camellia x williamsii do better in a slightly cooler summer garden and don’t require as much direct sunlight to help with flower bud set. It does pay to make sure that all their roots are well protected from frosts. A good mulch of leaf mould in the autumn is always really beneficial.

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Camellia japonica 'Adolphe Audusson'  AGM
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Camellia japonica 'Adolphe Audusson' AGM
(H4) Beautiful large red semi-double flowers in March-April. Tough reliable flowering in mid-season. Good glossy foliage on a plant of open upright habit. Height 150cm in 10 years. M. Adolphe Audusson, France, 1910
£25.95
Camellia japonica 'Dr King'
Camellia japonica 'Dr King'
(H5) Large semi double rosy red flowers with prominent yellow stamens in the centre. Long flowering in Spring. Strong growing upright habit with dark green glossy leaves. Height 125-150cm in 10 years. Best in moist acid soils.
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Camellia japonica 'Lady Campbell'
Camellia japonica 'Lady Campbell'
(H5) Double, rose-form red flowers to 10cm across in Spring. A vigorous, compact and upright, bushy shrub of medium size. Best grown in partial or dappled shade, in a sheltered position away from morning and hot afternoon sun and damaging strong/cold winds. Height 125-150cm in 10 years
£28.95
Camellia japonica 'Moshe Dayan'
Camellia japonica 'Moshe Dayan'
(H5) Creamy white double flowers with yellow stamens flowering in March, and contrasting with deep glossy foliage on a bushy upright growing plant. Grows in sun or light shade. Height 125-150cm in 10 years. Best in moist acid soils.
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Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Pearl'  AGM
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Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Pearl' AGM
Image supplied and owned by Morley Nurseries Ltd (H5) Pink formal double flowers up to 8cm across, shading to white in the centre in March/April. Vigorous, compact upright shrub. Best in acid soil in a sheltered position. Height 125-150cm in 10 years. Nuccio's Nurseries, California, USA, 1978
£25.95
Camellia japonica 'Saturnia'
Camellia japonica 'Saturnia'
(H5) Magnificient deep red flowers early spring, March-April. Semi double flowers with a few paler stamens and petaloids. This japonica variety is tough with deep green glossy leaves, with an open, upright habit. Height 125-150cm in 10 years. Best in moist acid soils, in a sunny or lightly shaded position. Also good in containers . Magnolia Gardens, South Carolina, USA, 1942.
£49.95

Camellia japonica 'Silver Anniversary' AGM
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Camellia japonica 'Silver Anniversary' AGM
Large, semi-double white flowers with irregular petals intermixed with golden stamens. March-April flowering. Vigorous, compact, upright growth. Height 125-150cm in 10 years. This variety requires a sheltered garden and is best grown in the milder parts of the country. Nuccio's Nurseries, California, USA, 1960.
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Camellia japonica 'Splendens Carlyon'
Camellia japonica 'Splendens Carlyon'
(H5) Deep pink, large semi-double flowers in Spring. Bushy, upright habit. Height 150-175cm in 10 years
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Camellia japonica 'Swan Lake'
Camellia japonica 'Swan Lake'
White semi double peony type flowers in March/April. Vigorous, compact upright plant with dark green glossy foliage. Needs shelter and part shade, avoid east facing locations. Height 150cm in 10 years.
£28.95
Camellia japonica 'Volunteer'
Camellia japonica 'Volunteer'
(H5) Strawberry pink anemone shaped flowers 8cm across, 4cm deep, edged white. A large flowered japonica hybrid, early to late in season. Slow growing with upright bushy habit, ideal for the smaller garden, either in pots or soil. Height 125-150cm in 10 years. Requires moist acid compost. Raised by specialist breeder Mark Jury, New Zealand 2003
£28.95

Camellia sasanqua 'Paradise Belinda'Camellia sasanqua 'Paradise Belinda'
Camellia sasanqua 'Paradise Belinda'
(H4) One of the Paradise range of Autumn and Winter flowering Camellias. Large (up to 11cm across) glowing pink single flowers with distinctive golden stamens. It has an exceptionally long flowering season from October onwards. Will grow in sun or shade, but not recommended for very cold gardens. Height 150cm in 10 years, or can be kept to a low hedge with occasional pruning. Bred by Bob Cherry at...
£19.95
Camellia sasanqua 'Paradise Vanessa'
Camellia sasanqua 'Paradise Vanessa'
(H5) One of the Paradise range of Autumn and Winter flowering Camellias. Large white flowers flushed pink, semi-double or peony form flowers with a large central cluster of yellow petaloid stamens. A fast and upright narrow growing camellia, perfect for narrow spaces. Paradise camellias were bred in Australia, and are ideal for upright specimens or trimming into hedging. They are tolerant of light...
£19.95

Camellia Spring Festival AGM
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Camellia Spring Festival AGM
(H5) Delightful miniture rose pink semi-double flowers, with the stamens visible in the centre. The flowers are are produced prolifically from late March or early April, often continuing well into May, so late in the season. The plant has a narrow upright habit, almost columnar when young. A popular Camellia cuspidata hybrid. Height 125-150cm in 10 years. This Camellia flowers near one of our...
£25.95
Camellia x williamsii 'Debbie'  AGM
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Camellia x williamsii 'Debbie' AGM
Debbie has deep rosy pink, medium paeony form flowers. Upright, vigorous and very free flowering in April. This is a simply wonderful flower, but it's a difficult plant to grow commercially, and can suffer oedema when grown in glasshouses and poly-tunnels where the humidity is higher than normal. These darker lumps on the undersides of leaves do not appear when grown outside in the garden. Height...
£22.95

Camellia x williamsii 'Donation'  AGM
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Camellia x williamsii 'Donation' AGM
Donation is orchid pink, semi-double with deeper veining. Medium, slightly open, upright growth. Very free flowering over a long period in March. Height 125-150cm in 10 years.
£25.95
Camellia x williamsii 'Les Jury'  AGM
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Camellia x williamsii 'Les Jury' AGM
Formal rose form shapely blooms of deep crimson red. Flowers over a long period in April. Upright, vigorous, bushy habit. Height 125-150cm in 10 years. Les Jury, New Zeland, 1992. A seedling from C. xwilliamsii 'Rendezvous'
£28.95

Camellia x williamsii 'Ruby Wedding'  AGM
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Camellia x williamsii 'Ruby Wedding' AGM
(H5) 'Ruby Wedding' is a dense, evergreen shrub,with glossy, dark green, elliptic leaves and in spring, bright red, anemone to peony-form, double flowers. Vigorous, upright bush. Height 125-150cm in 10 years. Suitable for woodland and acidic soils. Position in a site sheltered from cold, dry winds and early morning sun as buds and flowers may be damaged by cold winds and late frosts. C. japonica...
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Camellia x williamsii 'Tristrem Carlyon'
Camellia x williamsii 'Tristrem Carlyon'
(H4) Large peony formed red-pink flowers with a few central petaloides streaked with white. Semi shade position. A vigouros shrub with large glossy leaves. Requires moist acid soil. Height 125-150cm in 10 years
£49.95