Botanical Name: Common Names:
Camellia hiemalis Hiryu TBA
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Dense, Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
Classic evergreen shrub with small, glossy dark green foliage and abundant, semi-double dark pink blooms with showy yellow stamens. Flowers autumn to early winter. Widely used for hedging, in formal gardens, espaliers and in containers. Grows to approx 3m tall x 2m wide. Also available in a standard.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Bud Drop, Petal Blight
Cultural Notes: Prefers well drained, humus rich soil with ph 5.5 - 6.5. Full sun to semi shade, mulch well as Camellias are shallow rooted. Prune after flowering if required. Fertilise with a Camellia specific slow release fertiliser late summer. Water well in dry periods.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods
Family Name: Origin:
Theaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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