Tom Thumb camellia
Camellia japonica 'Tom Thumb'
RHS AGM 2002
USDA zones7 to 9
SunNeeds partial sun (4 to 6 hours)
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Columnar
- Bloom season
- Spring, winter
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Tom Thumb' camellia (Camellia japonica 'Tom Thumb') is a shrub for borders, woodland gardens, and pollinator plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes part sun and average to wet soil. It grows slowly into a columnar evergreen shape. It blooms in winter and spring, and bees and birds visit it. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Azalea, Mondo grass, and Society garlic.