Desire camellia
Camellia japonica 'Desire'
RHS AGM 2002
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size8 to 10 feet tall8 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
'Desire' camellia (Camellia japonica 'Desire') 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. Bees and birds visit it, and it tolerates salt. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Cherry laurel, Green and gold, and Southern magnolia.