camellia
Camellia oleifera
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size10 to 20 feet tall10 to 20 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Camellia (Camellia oleifera) is a shrub for borders, specimen planting, hedges, and privacy screens. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows slowly into a dense evergreen with fragrant white flowers that open in early spring, autumn, and winter, and bees visit them. It sits low on the menu for deer. Give it plenty of room to reach its full size.
Pairs well with Strawberry tree, Carolina jessamine, and Red spider lily.
Native range
China and Indochina.