Camellia Shrub Varieties - Evergreen Flowering Plants
Broadleaf evergreen, camellia is a old fashion plant for southern gardens. Shade tolerant. useful landscape plant as a foundation or specimen plant, also may be used in borders or as a container shrub. The following year’s flower buds are set shortly after the plant blooms, if pruning is needed, prune camellia right after it flowers. A true heritage plant, and favorite of Southern gardens.
Camellia japonica 'Professor Sargent'
Bloom Color: Red
Bloom Time: Late Winter, Spring Flowers
Height: 6' - 8'
Width: 5' - 6'
Camellia japonica 'Professor Sargent'. Broadleaf evergreen, peony form flowers. An outstanding evergreen shrub with deep, glossy green leaves and dense growth habit, 'Professor Sargent' camellia is a lovely, old fashioned plant well adapted to our Georgia climates. No southern garden should be without at least one camellia. 'Professor Sargent' camellia is an evergreen shrub to small tree which grows in an upright, rounded form. Camellia provides year round interest with dark glossy green leaves and smooth gray bark. In late winter to spring, rounded buds open to produce beautiful dark red, peony form flowers.
Camellia japonica 'White by the Gate'
Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Spring Flowers
Height: 8' -12'
Width: 6' -12'
Camellia japonica 'White by the Gate'. Broadleaf evergreen, double flowers. 'White by the Gate' camellia produces beautiful formal, snow white, double flowers which make a striking display in any garden. A mid season blooming camellia, 'White by the Gate' has a dense, slow upright growth habit. Camellias are the perfect plant to brighten up a winter garden.
Camellia Sasanqua 'Yuletide'
Bloom Color: Red
Bloom Time: Fall Flowers
Height: 8' - 10'
Width: 8' - 10'
Camellia Sasanqua 'Yuletide'. Single red mid-season blooms. C. Sasanqua is similar to C. japonica but is often smaller and more refined. Sasanqua features smaller leaves. 'Yuletide' has a dense growth habit, evergreen deep green foliage and single bright red flowers with prominent yellow stames. The red flowers and eye catching, bright yellow stamens can last for 2 or more months from fall to winter. 'Yuletide' camellia is versatile, easy care shrub which is useful as a specimen plant, mixed border or foundation planting in your yard or as a container plant on a patio. Sasanqua camellia has more sun tolerance and thrives well in shade.
Camellia bushes are in assorted container sizes. Retail or wholesale customers. This is a sample of Camellia varieties we have for sale, new cultivars are added regularly. Nursery shrubs are seasonal and subject to change. Please contact or visit us for current plant stock.
