Botanical Name: Common Names:
Camellia hybrida Little Miss Miniature Camellia, PARLITMISS,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Upright
Description:
Little Miss is a compact and vigorous camellia with small deep green glossy foliage and small 3cm delicate pink semi double flowers with a bright yellow centre of stamens. Plants will begin flowering as early as February and continue through till the beginning of winter. Although the flowers are small they appear in great numbers giving a floral display that will amaze you. Multiflora camellias can be grown Australia wide. They are tolerant of both heat and light frost, but will need some protection in extreme situations, especially while young.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Bud Drop, Mites, Petal Blight, Scale, Thrips, White Fly, Yellow Leaves
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Theaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate