Botanical Name
CAMELLIA
JAPONICA
PRONUNCIATION
ka - MEAL- yah
jah - PON - ih- kah
Common Name
Camellia
Japonica
Family
Theaceae
Life Cycle
Evergreen
perennial
Growth Habit
Shrub
Height 7’ - 12’
Width 5’ - 7’
Upright
Arrangement and
composition
Alternate and
simple
Leaf
Ovate
Length 3” - 4”
Width 2”
Margin
Finely Serrated
Veins
Pinnate
Flower
Early Spring
Red, Pink, White and
shades
Singles and doubles
Fruit
Fall
Brown Capsule
Exposure
Part Shade
Growth
Medium
Use
Hedge
Specimen
Description
Leaf is larger than
Camellia sasanqua
 Thick and glabrous
Many cultivars
Cultural Practices
Plant in spot that gets no
early morning sun.
In clay, plant shallow
Propagate by cuttings
Problems
Tea scale
Zone
7 - 9
Native of
Asia