Sweet Emily Kate camellia
Camellia 'Sweet Emily Kate'
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 8 feet tall6 to 8 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sweet Emily Kate' camellia (Camellia 'Sweet Emily Kate') is a shrub for borders, specimen planting, hedges, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The fragrant flowers open in autumn, winter, and spring, and hummingbirds and birds visit them. This evergreen grows 71 to 94 inches tall and wide. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Japanese forest grass, Blue Angel hosta, and Katsura tree.