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Camellia 'Inspiration'

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Family: Theaceae (tee-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Camellia (kuh-MEE-lee-a) (Info)
Cultivar: Inspiration
Registered or introduced: 1954

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Category:
Shrubs

Height:
10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Bloom Color:
Pink

Bloom Time:
Late Winter/Early Spring
Mid Spring
Late Spring/Early Summer

Foliage:
Evergreen
Shiny/Glossy-Textured

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Provides winter interest
Suitable for growing in containers

Soil pH requirements:
5.1 to 5.5 (strongly acidic)
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From semi-hardwood cuttings

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Gardeners' Notes:

Rating	Author	Comment
Positive	wallaby1	On Mar 23, 2006, wallaby1 from Lincoln United Kingdom (Zone 8a) wrote: I bought this as a young plant from Trehane camellia nursery 7 years ago. It has grown at an average rate, and flowered consistently. It is an upright shrub, quite open but compact, with medium sized very dark green leaves. The flowers are medium sized, a bright phlox pink of semi-double form. It's flowering season is early to late. It has been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit, with a hardiness rating of H4, equivalent to USDA zone 7. The Trehane catalogue mentions it as a Borde Hill hybrid. Originated Exbury Gardens England. Exbury Gardens has a camellia walk planted in the 1930's, and the hybridizer F Hanger moved from there in 1947. His name has been mentioned elsewhere as the hybridizer. Borde Hill was involved in plant expeditions in the early 1900's to China and other places.

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