Herme camellia
Camellia japonica 'Herme'
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
'Herme' camellia (Camellia japonica 'Herme') is a 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. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It grows slowly into a columnar, evergreen shape. The fragrant flowers appear in winter and spring and attract bees and birds.
Pairs well with Coralbells, Wax myrtle, and Carolina jessamine.