Camellias - Midseason Flowering Japonicas

The spicily fragrant, 4" wide, medium-sized, loose peony form, medium to deep pink double blossoms with contrasting yellow stamens peaking out between the ruffled petals are produced in mid to late season or January to April. Ack-Scent Camellia is a hybrid with a moderate rate of growth develops into a dense evergreen shrub with an upright eventually rounded habit. Bred for its fragrant flowers by Dr. William Ackerman in the 1970's it is still one of the most prized fragrant Camellias available. Provide Camellias with a fertile soil rich in organic matter, with average moisture, and an organic mulch. Images courtesy of CamToo Camellia Nursery, all rights reserved. Item# 12993

A Camellia Hall of Fame Award winner! If I could only have one Camellia in my garden this would be it! The large, semi-double deep red flowers are randomly splashed, streaked, and flecked with brightly contrasting white markings making each flower unique. Adolphe Audusson Special Camellia flowers in midseason. It is a vigorous growing Camellia often recommended for cool climates.  Item# 309

An Almost Eden exclusive introduction! Almost Anita produces large to medium sized soft pink, double flowers that are heavily marked, streaked, and striped with bright fuchsia. It is an early flowering Camellia that blooms in December and January. We believe that Anita is likely in its parentage as it shares a similar form and flowering time as well as the flecking. Item# 10174.

A double row of rounded, light purplish pink petals which are flecked and striped with contrasting dark purplish pink and surround a large boss of golden yellow stamens. Anita's medium-sized flowers are borne in mid season. An easily grown and rewarding evergreen shrub with a fairly compact habit. Truly one of our favorite variegated Camellias! Item# 9104

Zone 6B cold hardy! The small to medium-sized, medium pink to red, perfect or rose form flowers are produced in mid season or January to February. April Kiss Camellia is a hybrid that was selected for exceptional cold hardiness and reliable flowering even in those colder zone 6B climates. It has a slow to medium rate of growth developing into an upright shrub becoming rounded with age. Provide Camellias with a fertile soil rich in organic matter, with average moisture, and an organic mulch. Images courtesy of CamToo Camellia Nursery, all rights reserved. Item# 12995

Zone 6B cold hardy! The medium-sized, rosy pink to near red, perfect or rose form flowers are produced in mid to late season or January to April. April Rose Camellia is a hybrid that was selected for exceptional cold hardiness and reliable flowering even in those colder zone 6B climates. It has a slow rate of growth and dense compact habit eventually developing into an upright shrub becoming rounded with age. Provide Camellias with a fertile soil rich in organic matter, with average moisture, and an organic mulch. Images courtesy of CamToo Camellia Nursery, all rights reserved. Item# 12996

Zone 6B cold hardy! Medium to large, pure white, perfect or rose form flowers, sometimes centered by a boss of yellow stamens, are produced late in the season, March to April. April Snow Camellia is a large flowered Japonica Camellia with a slow rate of growth and a dense compact habit that develops into a medium to large rounded evergreen shrub. Part of the April series developed by Dr. Clifford Parks and like its peers it was selected for its exceptional zone 6B cold hardiness as well as for its form and flowers. Provide Camellias with a fertile soil rich in organic matter, with average moisture, and an organic mulch. Images courtesy of CamToo Camellia Nursery, all rights reserved. Item# 13201

Zone 6B cold hardy! Medium sized, intense bright red, anemone form flowers with a smattering of white variegated petaloids and occasionally displaying pink filaments tipped with gold stamens. Flowers over an extended period in midseason, February to April. April Tryst Camellia is a large flowered Japonica Camellia with a moderate rate of growth eventually developing into a large, rounded evergreen shrub. Part of the April series developed by Dr. Clifford Parks and like its peers it was selected for its exceptional zone 6B cold hardiness as well as for its form and flowers. Provide Camellias with a fertile soil rich in organic matter, with average moisture, and an organic mulch. Images courtesy of CamToo Camellia Nursery, all rights reserved. Item# 13202

Medium sized, deep rose red, perfect form flowers are produced over an extended period beginning in midseason and continues well into the late season, February-April. Arctic Rose Camellia develops into a medium to large evergreen shrub with a dense compact habit with a moderate rate of growth. It's slightly smaller mature size makes it a good choice for a low maintenance hedge or container specimen as well as an accent or specimen. As its name would imply, Arctic Rose, a William Ackerman hybrid, selected for its ability to flower reliably even into zone 6. Provide Camellias with a fertile soil rich in organic matter, with average moisture, and an organic mulch. Images courtesy of CamToo Camellia Nursery, all rights reserved. Item# 13203

Medium sized, deep pinkish red to reddish pink, double flowers with a contrasting boss of gold tipped stamens are produced in midseason, January-March, and the flowers will be apt to attract bees on warmer days. Ashton's High Rise Camellia is so named for its vigorous columnar habit with the Ashton series being bred by Dr. William Ackerman in Ashton, Maryland in his work to develop reliably flowering, cold hardy Camellias. Its strict upright growth habit lends this cultivar to use as formal architecturally pleasing container specimens as well as in the garden and landscape as a hedge, screen, or accent.  Provide Camellias with a fertile soil rich in organic matter, with average moisture, and an organic mulch. Item# 13204

Medium-sized, semi-double, light lavender pink flowers centered by a boss of pale yellow stamens atop white filaments are produced over an extended period in early and miseason, October to January, attracting bees and potentially other pollinators. Ashton's Pink Camellia is a moderate growing, medium to large evergreen shrub cloaked in deep green foliage and is noted for its densely branching, naturally rounded shape. Suitable for both formal and informal settings as a hedge, specimen, or accent plant both in the garden and landscape as well as for container culture. The Ashton series are being bred by Dr. William Ackerman in Ashton, Maryland in his work to develop reliably flowering, cold hardy Camellias and this is one is considered suitable for zone 6. Provide Camellias with a fertile soil rich in organic matter, with average moisture, and an organic mulch. Some resources suggest that it may be fragrant. Images courtesy of Cam Too Camellia Nursery, all rights reserved. Item# 13206

The large, single, white flowers are heavily streaked with wonderfully contrasting bright red to pink and are centered by a large boss of golden stamens perched atop white filaments and are produced in midseason, January to February. Sure to attract any bees and potentially other pollinators. Ashton's Shooting Star Camellia is a moderate growing, densley branching, large evergreen shrub cloaked in a foil of dark green foliage that is sure to make the flowers pop. Suitable for both formal and informal settings as a hedge, specimen, or accent plant both in the garden and landscape as well as for container culture. The Ashton series are being bred by Dr. William Ackerman in Ashton, Maryland in his work to develop reliably flowering, cold hardy Camellias and this is one is considered suitable for zone 6. Provide Camellias with a fertile soil rich in organic matter, with average moisture, and an organic mulch. Images courtesy of Cam Too Camellia Nursery, all rights reserved. Item# 13207

Beautiful, silvery-pink, small to medium size, double peony flowers are produced beginning as early as October and continuing well into January. Ave Maria Camellia develops into a nicely rounded evergreen shrub about as wide as it is tall. Item# 9106.

Two-toned semi-double flowers are dark pink at the outer edges fading to a light pink toward the center creating a beautiful effect. The medium sized flowers are born in mid-season on this vigorous old garden favorite. Item# 9528.

A sport of the prolific 'Betty Sheffield' which produces large ruffled rich pink flowers which are edged with a broad white band. Betty Sheffield Funny Face is a prolific and free flowering Camellia that flowers over a long period beginning in mid season and continuing until late in the season. One of our many favorites. Item# 820

Black Magic is sure to cast a spell on anyone gazing upon its deep dark red, wavy petaled, double blossoms. Some flowers may show off the brightly contrasting yellow stamens.The rich green, serrated holly-like foliage adds to this Camellia's beauty and uniqueness. Mid to late season flowering with an upright to spreading growth habit. Item# 10540.

Deep dark red wavy petals surround and often intermingle with the boss of brightly contrasting golden yellow stamens. Bob Hope Camellia produces large to very large flowers in mid to late season (March and April in our gardens) on a moderately vigorous upright to rounded evergreen shrub. Another beautiful introduction from Nuccio's Nurseries. Item# 11339

A pink sport of Elegans (Chandler) Variegated with large to very large anemone form blooms that sport a boss of yellow stamens are borne in early to mid season. A large spreading evergreen shrub. Item# 9123.

Expect this to be a head turning conversation piece! Medium to large, soft pink to near white, perfect or rose form flowers are elegantly flecked and streaked with contrasting red to deep pink and are produced in mid to late season, January to April. Campari Camellia, a large type Japonica Camellia, is a vigorous, large growing evergreen shrub with a naturally upright habit becoming rounded with age. Provide Camellias with a fertile soil rich in organic matter, with average moisture, and an organic mulch. Images courtesy of Cam Too Camellia Nursery, all rights reserved. Item# 13211

Medium to large, deep red, semi-double to loose peony form flowers with a boss of contrasting gold tipped stamens are produced in mid to late season, January to April, attracting bees and other pollinators. Candy Apple Camellia, a large flowered Japonica Camellia developed by Nuccio's Nurseries, has a moderate rate of growth and develops into a large, upright to rounded, evergreen shrub. Provide Camellias with a fertile soil rich in organic matter, with average moisture, and an organic mulch. Images courtesy of Cam Too Camellia Nursery, all rights reserved. Item# 13212