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"Sawada's Dream"
Camellia Japonica
Origin - Japan, Korea, China
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
Gainesville, Florida
January 2024
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29°36'44.1"N 82°24'33.4"W
The "Sawada's Dream" Camellia Japonica is known for its distinctive color and form. The flowers are white with one-third of the outer petals shaded in a delicate flesh pink. The form of the flower is a formal double, which means it has multiple layers of petals. The petals of the Sawada's Dream are arranged in a perfect spiral form, transitioning from pure white in the center to the palest pink in the outer petals. This camellia variety is not only stunning but also a symbol of elegance and refinement.
"Herme Camellia"
Camellia Japonica
Origin - Japan, Korea, China
Harry P. Leu Botanical Gardens
Orlando, Florida
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28°33'58.5"N 81°21'27.4"W
The 'Herme' Camellia Japonica , also known as 'Hikarugenji', is a stunning variety of camellia that is cherished for its vibrant and fragrant flowers. The flowers are medium-sized, semi-double, and feature a dark salmon-pink color, irregularly bordered in white and finely streaked with darker pink. These spectacular blooms are produced abundantly over several months in mid-season. It was introduced to Japan and The United States in 1875.
"Prince Eugene Napoleon"
Camellia Japonica
Origin - Belgium
Harry P. Leu Botanical Gardens
Orlando, Florida
December 27, 2023
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28°33'59.172" N 81°21'26.712" W
The 'Prince Eugene Napoleon' Camellia Japonica, is a remarkable variety of camellia known for its vibrant and attractive flowers. The flowers are medium-sized, formal double, and cherry-red in color. These flowers are produced abundantly in mid-season, specifically from January to February. This variety was originated by M. de Coster in Belgium - Melle in 1859.
"RL Wheeler"
Camellia Japonica
Harry P. Leu Botanical Gardens
Orlando, Florida
December 27, 2023
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28°33'57.18" N 81°21'29.088" W
The RL Wheeler Camellia is also known as the Royal Robe and is a breathtakingly beautiful flower that seems like it belongs in a fairytale. With its vibrant ruby-red petals draping gracefully across its elegant form, it is no wonder why this camellia has captured the hearts of many gardening enthusiasts. Its regal name only adds to the allure, making it a must-have for any garden looking to add a touch of enchantment.
"Sarah Frost"
Camellia Japonica
Origin - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Harry P. Leu Botanical Gardens
Orlando, Florida
December 24, 2023
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28°33'57.4"N 81°21'25.6"W
The 'Sarah Frost' Camellia Japonica is an upright plant known for its medium, formal double, crimson to deep rose blooms. This evergreen shrub has glossy foliage and is a part of the Theaceae family. This variety was originated by Ritchie & Dick in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
"Mrs. D.W. Davis"
Camellia Japonica
Origin - Seffner, Florida
Harry P. Leu Botanical Gardens
Orlando, Florida
December 24, 2023
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28°33'57.0"N 81°21'28.3"W
The 'Mrs. D.W. Davis' Camellia Japonica is known for its large, somewhat pendant, semi-double flowers in a pale apricot-pink color. This slow-growing, upright to spreading shrub or small tree blooms profusely from winter to spring in milder climates. The plant is a true heritage plant and a favorite of Southern gardens. This cultivar was developed in Seffner, Florida and named after Mrs. D.W. Davis in 1954.
"Pink Perfection"
Camellia Japonica
Origin - Japan
Harry P. Leu Botanical Gardens
Orlando, Florida
The Camellia japonica 'Pink Perfection' is a popular evergreen shrub known for its extraordinarily beautiful, formal double, medium-sized flowers. The flowers are packed with luminous overlapping petals of the palest shell pink. It is also known as Camellia 'Otome', Camellia 'Pink Pearl, and Camellia 'Frau Minna Seidel'. 'Uso Otome' was the original title given in Japan and was imported to the Sacramento, California area in 1875.
"Hiemalis Kanjiro"
Camellia Japonica
Origin - Japan
Harry P. Leu Botanical Gardens
Orlando, Florida
December 24, 2023
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28°34'01.1"N 81°21'25.0"W
The Camellia hiemalis 'Kanjiro', also known as 'Hiryu', is a magnificent Japanese beauty with masses of large, single to semi-double, rich cerise blossoms. The flowers are delicately shaded paler at the center and the base of the petals, which gives the appearance of a central stripe. The Kanjiro Camellia is a hybrid plant developed by crossing two species - the Camellia sasanqua and the Camellia japonica. The particular variety called 'Kanjiro' was bred in Japan by the firm, E. Takii & Co. and it was released in 1954.
"Elizabeth Arden"
Camellia Japonica
Origin - Charleston, South Carolina
Mead Botanical Gardens
Winter Park, Florida
January 14, 2024
The 'Elizabeth Arden' Camellia japonica is known for its medium, formal double to semi-double, pink and white striped blooms. It was originated at Magnolia Gardens in Charleston, South Carolina.
"Dr. Tinsley"
Camellia Japonica
Origin - Lafayette, Lousiana
Harry P. Leu Botanical Gardens
Orlando, Florida
December 27, 2023
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28°33'57.2"N 81°21'28.1"W
The Dr. Tinsley Camellia Japonica is an incomplete double variety that has a white ground colour with a pink blush, becoming progressively deeper towards the petal edges. Stamens have white filaments and yellow anthers. The variety blooms freely in mid-season. The Dr. Tinsley Camellia Japonica was purchased as a small plant from Heyman's Nursery in Lafayette, Lousiana. It first bloomed 1944.
"Professor Sargent"
Camellia Japonica
Origin - Germany
Mead Botanical Gardens
Winter Park, Florida
January 15, 2024
The Professor Sargent Camellia is a vibrant and colorful evergreen shrub which showcases wonderful double peony form with dark-red blooms. It was named in honor of Charles Sargent, the director of the Arnold Arboretum in Boston, by Rev. John Drayton in 1925. It was imported from Germany to Magnolia Plantation and Gardens.
"Daikagura"
Camellia Japonica
Origin - Japan
Harry P. Leu Botanical Gardens
Orlando, Florida
January 10, 2024
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28°34'6.222" N 81°21'31.782" W
The 'Daikagura' Camellia Japonica sports one of the most unique and impressive flowers of any winter flowering camellia on the market today. The peony-form flowers are dark pink, rose-red and red, and are speckled, blotched and splashed with white variegation in different patterns on the petals. Some strains will present darker red or lighter pink with the white variegation. The "Daikagura is an ancient Japanese cultivar of Camellia japonica, registered in 1891. It's known for its early blooming and is a traditional masterpiece in the Seattle Japanese Garden.
"Nancy Lynn"
Camellia Japonica
Origin - Jacksonville, Florida
Harry P. Leu Botanical Gardens
Orlando, Florida
December 29, 2023
The 'Nancy Lynn' Camellia japonica is known for its medium size, rich pink, formal double blooms. It blooms mid-season. The 'Nancy Lynn' was originated in the USA by Bill & Alda Ball of Jacksonville, Florida. The 12 year old seedling first bloomed 1985.
"C.M. Wilson Variegated"
Camellia Japonica
Origin - US
Harry P. Leu Botanical Gardens
Orlando, Florida
December 29, 2023
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28°33'57.8"N 81°21'28.0W
The 'C.M. Wilson Variegated' Camellia Japonica has large double blooms of dark coral pink that is randomly splashed with white. They have a large stamen with yellow anthers and white filaments. It was first registered in the United States in 1954.
"Mathotiana"
Camellia Japonica
Origin - Ghent, Belgium
Mead Botanical Gardens
Winter Park, Florida
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28°35'4.278" N 81°21'38.466" W
The 'Mathotiana Supreme' or Mathotiana Camellia japonica is known for its extremely large, double blooms with loose, irregular, flaming crimson petals. This variety was originated by Mathot in Ghent, Belgium in the 1840's and was brought to the Magnolia Plantation in Charleston, South Carolina. It's recorded as a seedling of Japonica 'Anemonaeflora' x Japonica 'Sieboldii'.
"Fire Dance"
Camellia Japonica
Origin - Altadena, California
Harry P. Leu Botanical Gardens
Orlando, Florida
January 10, 2024
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28°34'1.572" N 81°21'31.806" W
The 'Fire Dance' Camellia Japonica is known for its medium, semi-double, deep red blooms with narrow petals. It originated in Altadena, California at Nuccio's Nurseries. It first bloomed in 1957.
"PK Debutant"
Camellia Japonica
Origin - Charleston, South Carolina
Mead Botanical Gardens
Winter Park, Florida
January 17, 2024
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28°35'4.59" N 81°21'38.7" W
PK Debutant Camellia Japonica is known for its medium-sized, peony-form flowers densely packed with clear pale pink petals. This variety was originated by Magnolia Plantation & Gardens in Charleston, South Carolina. It was registered in the early 1900s.
"Elegans Chandler"
Camellia Japonica
Origin - England
Harry P. Leu Botanical Gardens
Orlando, Florida
December 11, 2023
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28°34'01.1" N 81°21'25.0"W
The Elegans Chandler Camellia Japonica has large showy, semi-double rose-pink flowers with variegated petals and a ruffled center where the stamens have turned into modified petals. It originates to the United Kingdom in 1831. The Elegans Chandler Camellia arrived in America a bit later.
"Lady Laura"
Camellia Japonica
Origin - Pensacola, Florida
Bob Wines Camellia Gardens & Nursery
Ocala, Florida
January 27, 2024
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29°08'53.6"N 82°06'05.3"W
The Lady Laura Camellia Japonica has blooms that are pink variegated with striped and dappled rose. It has yellow anthers and cream filaments. The Lady Laura is a Daikagura type which is loose peony to formal double in form. The American Camellia Yearbook, 1974, vol.I, p.171, Reg. No.1269: A 7 year old chance japonica seedling, that first bloomed 1969, originated by T.E. Lundy, Pensacola, Florida, USA.
"Mathotiana Rubra"
Camellia Japonica
Bob Wines Camellia Gardens & Nursery
Ocala, Florida
January 27, 2024
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29°08'54.5"N 82°06'06.5"W
"Mrs. D.W. Davis"
Camellia Japonica
Bob Wines Camellia Gardens & Nursery
Ocala, Florida
January 27, 2024
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29°08'53.6"N 82°06'05.3"W
"Pink Empress"
Camellia Japonica
Bob Wines Camellia Gardens & Nursery
Ocala, Florida
January 27, 2024
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29°08'53.6"N 82°06'05.2"W
"Margaret Davis"
Camellia Japonica
Bob Wines Camellia Gardens & Nursery
Ocala, Florida
January 27, 2024
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29°08'54.6"N 82°06'05.9"W
"Royal Velvet"
Camellia Japonica
Bob Wines Camellia Gardens & Nursery
Ocala, Florida
January 27, 2024
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29°08'53.8"N 82°06'05.3"W