Camellia
Common Name: Camellia
Genus: Camellia
Species: reticulata
Cultivar: 'Captain Rawes'
Skill Level: Experienced
Exposure: Partial shade
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Acidic
Height: 1000cm
Spread: 500cm
Flowering period:
March
to
May
This camellia is a tree-like shrub and produces an abundance of large, semi-double carmine-rose flowers. It has glossy evergreen leaves so even after flowering it is a decorative shrub for the rest of the year. It does need an acid soil but will also grow well in a large container if you fill it with ericaceous, or lime-free compost. This cultivated variety has a long history of growing in the UK and one planted in 1840 by Joseph Paxton can be seen flowering today in the camellia house at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire.
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