Plant: Tricolor Superba - Camellia jap.
Camellia jap. · Camellia japonica 'Tricolor Superba'
Size: 3 gal
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A slow growing, dense evergreen shrub or small tree reaching about 10 to 13 feet with lustrous, leathery dark green leaves 2 to 4 inches long. Large semidouble flowers open in late winter and early spring and are highly variable, from nearly white to solid red, though most are white striped red or light pink margined white around a boss of golden anthers. It wants partial shade, shelter from full sun and drying wind, and a moist, well drained soil rich in organic matter and on the acid side. Use it as a border shrub, a flowering small tree or a woodland accent in the Mid South.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 13 ft tall and 10 ft wide
- Blooms in winter, spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 7a-9b
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
A slow growing, dense evergreen shrub or small tree reaching about 10 to 13 feet with lustrous, leathery dark green leaves 2 to 4 inches long. Large semidouble flowers open in late winter and early spring and are highly variable, from nearly white to solid red, though most are white striped red or light pink margined white around a boss of golden anthers. It wants partial shade, shelter from full sun and drying wind, and a moist, well drained soil rich in organic matter and on the acid side. Use it as a border shrub, a flowering small tree or a woodland accent in the Mid South.
- Flowers
- Semidouble flowers are variable, from nearly white to solid red, but the majority are white striped red or light pink margined white, with golden anthers and white filaments.
- Foliage
- Alternate, simple, lustrous, leathery, dark green leaves are 2 to 4 inches long.
- Fruit
- A woody capsule up to 1 inch in length, ripening in fall.
- Bark & stems
- Dark brown, covered with blackish lenticels, leaf scars crescent-shaped.
- Pruning
- Camellias require very little pruning except for the removal of damaged branches; severe cutting back is done after flowering.
- Native range
- China, Korea, central and southern Japan
