Camellia japonica ‘Chandleri Elegans Variegated’

Camellia japonica 'Chandleri Elegans Variegated' produces stunning candy pink flowers with white anemone centres and variable white mottling.

Camellia japonica is a stunning specimen for milder gardens with glossy, dark-green, broadly elliptic, evergreen leaves accented with lovely, rose-like flowers in early spring. ‘Chandleri Elegans Variegated’ produces stunning candy pink flowers with white to pink anemone centres and variable white mottling in early to mid season. Flowers are 4-5 inches or more wide. It is an heirloom cultivar dating back to 1831. 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:  6-10'

Width:  5-8'

Primary Bloom Colour:  Pink

Secondary Bloom Colour:  White/Cream

Class:  Evergreen

Type:  Shrub

Bloom Time:  Early Spring

Soil Moisture:  Average, Moist

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Fragrance:  No

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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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