Tauranga's Favourite Garden Stop
Camellias
Camellias are versatile, handsome all year round, great for gardens, hedging and pots. They can also be espaliered, used for background plantings, ground covers or accent plants. At Décor Gardenworld we have a beautiful selection of Camellias for every garden and we have listed a few favourite varieties to help you with your camellia selection.
Three types of Camellia:
SASANQUA
In flower from February - August
Very hardy, free blooming and early flowering from Feb-Aug.
Great for landscaping – as specimens, screens and hedges, espaliers, hanging baskets or pots.
JAPONICA
In flower from June - September
The best known – handsome foliage – flower sizes vary from miniatures of less than 5cm up to big 20cm semi-doubles. Great as general garden plantings and pots.
RETICULATAS
In flower from June - August
The largest flowering, some up to 24cm soup plate size.
TOP 10 CAMELLIAS
Fairy Blush
Nicky Crisp (pictured on left)
Itty Bit (miniature)
Quintessence (groundcover)
Setsugekka
Our Melissa
Margaret Davis
Koto No Kaori
Night Rider
Water Lily
PINK CAMELLIAS
Fairy Blush (pictured on left)
Deamboat
Nicky Crisp
Our Melissa
Quintessence (groundcover)
Sweet Emily Kate
Itty Bit (miniature)
Desire
Sweet Jane
Spring Festival
Margaret Davis
Gay Baby
Transpink
Volunteer
Water Lily
Anticipation Variegated
Transtasman
Yoimachi (white/pink)
Apple Blossom
Paradise Helen (white with pink shading)
RED CAMELLIAS
Yuletide (pictured on left)
Night Rider
Black Tie
Roger Hall
Black Lace
Dark of the Moon
Bonanza
YELLOW/CREAM CAMELLIAS
Jury’s Yellow (pictured on left)
Lemon Drop
WHITE CAMELLIAS
Scentuous
Early Pearly
Lutchuensis
Transnokoensis
Silver Dollar
Silver Column
Super Star
Yoimachi (white/pink)
Paradise Helen (white with pink shading)
Microphylla
