Carter's Sunburnt camellia
Camellia japonica 'Carters Sunburnt'
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, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Carter's Sunburnt' camellia (Camellia japonica 'Carter's Sunburnt') is a shrub for borders, containers, 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 grows slowly into a columnar evergreen and tolerates salt. Bees and birds visit it. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Wax myrtle, Cobra lily, and Anemone.