Ballet Dancer camellia
Camellia japonica 'Ballet Dancer'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size6 to 12 feet tall6 to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Columnar
- Bloom season
- Spring, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Ballet Dancer' camellia (Camellia japonica 'Ballet Dancer') is a shrub for borders, containers, 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 grows slowly into a tall, columnar evergreen that tolerates salt. Bees and birds visit the blooms. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Wax myrtle, Cherry laurel, Great blue lobelia, and Anemone.