Lavinia Maggi camellia
Camellia japonica 'Lavinia Maggi'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size8 to 10 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
'Lavinia Maggi' camellia (Camellia japonica 'Lavinia Maggi') 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. It grows slowly into a tall, columnar evergreen that blooms in winter and spring. Bees and birds visit it. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with White bigleaf hydrangea, Mondo grass, and Green and gold.