Camellia ‘Fairy Blush’
Camellia 'Fairy Blush' offers beautiful, small, fragrant, white or apple blossom pink flowers that open from darker pink buds
Camellia make stunning specimens for milder gardens with glossy, dark-green, broadly elliptic, evergreen leaves accented with lovely, rose-like flowers in early spring. ‘Fairy Blush’ offers beautiful, small, fragrant, white or apple blossom pink flowers that open from darker pink buds in mid to late season. A compact grower to 4-5 feet tall and wide. A hybrid involving of C. lutchuensis. Camellias appreciate rich, acidic, moist, well-draining soils. Use in the light shady garden as an accent or specimen plant, a hedge, or an espalier, or in containers and as cut flowers. Somewhat deer resistant. Plant in a protected location in zone 7.
Common Name: Camellia
Family: Theaceae (The Tea family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-10
Light: Part Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade
Height: 4-6'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Bloom Time: Late Winter - Early Spring
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Evergreen
Type: Shrub
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
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Fragrance: Yes
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Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: A forest understory and forest edge shrub of hills and mountains from 300-1,100 metres elevation.
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