Don Mac camellia
Camellia japonica 'Don Mac'
USDA zones7 to 9
SunNeeds partial sun (4 to 6 hours)
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size10 to 15 feet tall5 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
'Don Mac' camellia (Camellia japonica 'Don Mac') is a shrub for borders, containers, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows slowly into a columnar evergreen that tolerates salt, and bees and birds visit it. Blooms open in winter, spring, and autumn. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with White bigleaf hydrangea, Cobra lily, and Carolina jessamine.