Bob Hope camellia
Camellia japonica 'Bob Hope'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size6 to 8 feet tall6 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Columnar
- Bloom season
- Spring, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Bob Hope' camellia (Camellia japonica 'Bob Hope') is an evergreen shrub for borders, hedges, 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 columnar shape that reaches about 71 to 94 inches tall, and bees and birds visit the blooms in winter and spring. It sits low on the menu for deer. It is also salt tolerant.
Pairs well with White bigleaf hydrangea, Bracken, and Cardinal flower.