species
Camellia japonica
Common camellia
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Camellia japonica belongs to the family Theaceae, also known as Common camellia, introduced to the UK. It reaches 3 m tall and 2.5 m across in about 10 years. It grows in part shade, on loam or peat soil, where the ground is acid and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from February to April and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H5 (hardy, cold winter): −15 to −10°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 3 m tall × 2.5 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H5 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Peat
- Acidity
- Acid
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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