Millais Nurseries
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
(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 '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 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 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
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.
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
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.
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.
Camellia japonica 'Splendens Carlyon'
(H5) Deep pink, large semi-double flowers in Spring. Bushy, upright habit. Height 150-175cm in 10 years
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.
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...
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...
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.