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Camellias, a great two-season shrub
for Williamsburg gardens
Courtesy of Robert Goodhart, Christopher Newport University
The Most Commonly Used Camellia Species
Japonica – late winter & early spring blooming. The most popular species.
Sasanqua – fall and early winter blooming.
Reticulata – currently available cultivars are more tender, but very showy.
Best if planted in a cool greenhouse kept above freezing. Keep
an eye out for new introductions from collecting expeditions
and hybridization programs for more cold hardy cultivars.
Sinensis – the common tea plant. Small white or pink flowers. Fall
blooming.
Oleifera – the oil camellia. Small white flowers. Cold hardy and used to
produce cold hardy hybrids.
