Botanical Name: Common Names:
Camellia japonica Margaret Davis TBA
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Dense, Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
Camellia Margaret Davis has a large informal double white flower with mid-pink edges. It has large shiny dark green foliage throughout the year. With the flowers appearing from autumn through to spring, it is more suited to a semi-shaded position, protected from hot afternoon sun. A vigorous grower in an upright form, growing to around 2.5m-4m tall.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Semi Shade, Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Shady Garden, Topiary / Espalier, Tropical Garden, Wind Break, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Mites, Petal Blight, Scale, Sooty Mould, Thrips, 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, White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate