Apple Blossom camellia
Camellia japonica 'Apple Blossom'
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size6 to 10 feet tall6 to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Columnar
- Bloom season
- Spring, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Apple Blossom' camellia (Camellia japonica 'Apple Blossom') is a shrub for borders, hedges, and woodland gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is a slow-growing evergreen with a columnar shape. Deer tend to pass it by. Bees and birds visit it, and it tolerates salt.
Pairs well with Coralbells, White bigleaf hydrangea, and Cardinal flower.