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Camellia japonica
‘Rose Dawn’
(Camellia japonica)
Gorgeous velvety rose-colored petals wow viewers of this aptly
named beauty from 1942.
Camellia japonica
‘White By The Gate’
(Camellia japonica)
This stunning formal double originated at a
Lafayette Nursery in 1956. |
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Camellia japonica
‘Mississippi Beauty’
(Camellia japonica)
A beauty indeed! Cultivated first in Hattiesburg, MS in 1956.
Camellia japonica
‘Pink Explorer’
(Camellia japonica)
One of the earlier plantings in the Wild Garden;
this prolific bloomer originated in South Carolina in 1958. |
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Camellia japonica ‘Omega’
(Camellia japonica)
This large, semi-double bloomer (1968) is indeed the end all!
Camellia japonica
‘Carter’s Sunburst’
(Camellia japonica)
Bloom forms of this 1959 variety can vary from
semi-double through peony to formal double all on the same plant! |
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Camellia japonica
‘George Shepherd’
(Camellia japonica)
A chance seedling that first bloomed in 1961 in Orlando Florida,
named for its originator.
Camellia japonica ‘Herme’
(Camellia japonica)
Known by the Japanese name of ‘Hikaru-Genji’,
this showy variety was brought to the United States from Japan
in 1875. |
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