Camellia Flowering Shrubs. However not all the flowers bloom at the same time so growing several types means that you can have a year round of dazzling flowers. The genus was named by linnaeus after the jesuit.
The beloved flowering varieties are more common in gardens. The youngest branches are purplish brown becoming grayish brown as they age. A time when not much else is flowering.
Camellia flowers have 6 different shapes.
Use the camellia as an espalier specimen training the shrub to grow flat against a fence or wall. Read on for more information on camellia planting and care. Slightly less hardy than spring flowering camellias you can grow these shrubs in sheltered gardens or containers placed in an unheated greenhouse or conservatory over winter. Single semi double anemone form peony form rose form and formal double.