Moonlight Bay camellia
Camellia japonica 'Moonlight Bay'
USDA zones7 to 9
SunNeeds partial sun (4 to 6 hours)
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size8 to 10 feet tall5 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
'Moonlight Bay' camellia (Camellia japonica 'Moonlight Bay') 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 and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. This slow-growing evergreen has a columnar shape and tolerates salt. Bees and birds visit it, and it blooms in winter, spring, and autumn. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Quick Fire panicle hydrangea, Jack in the pulpit, and American hornbeam.