Camellia japonica ‘Hokkaido Red’

Photograph taken by on Friday, March 28, 2025
Camellia japonica ‘Hokkaido Red’

Camellia japonica ‘Hokkaido Red’

Of the camellias in our yard, this one is among the most successful. It’s a fairly slow growing shrub, so it will be a while before it’s really visible in it’s location behind the azaleas in front of our house. Nevertheless, from our front porch it’s quite visible and has a lot of flowers on it. Another called ‘April Rose’ that I planted at the same time, however, is barely holding on to life. I haven’t given up on it yet, but it isn’t encouraging. The oldest camellia I have, called ‘Pink Perfection’, is finally to the point where I’m not worried about it surviving. It’s almost five feet tall and doing well.

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