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Camellia japonica 'Professor Charles Sargent'

 
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Family: Theaceae (tee-AY-see-ay) (Info)
Genus: Camellia (kuh-MEE-lee-a) (Info)
Species: japonica (juh-PON-ih-kuh) (Info)
Cultivar: Professor Charles Sargent

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Category:
Shrubs

Height:
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Partial to Full Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Red

Bloom Time:
Late Fall/Early Winter
Mid Winter

Foliage:
Evergreen

Other details:
Provides winter interest

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)

Propagation Methods:
Unknown - Tell us

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

By scutler
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By scutler
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By nifty413
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Profile:

1 positive
No neutrals
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Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive scutler On Mar 31, 2005, scutler from Charleston, SC
(Zone 8b) wrote:

Developed at Magnolia Gardens, Charleston, SC in 1925. Blooms around Christmas time. Full peony-type flowers are a rich, dark red.

This is probably my 2nd favorite of all my camellias. The blooms are full, tight peony style - to me they look like carnations - and are a rich, dark crimson color that I have not been able to capture on a photograph. It is entirely carefree. I do nothing more than "hack" it back after it blooms. It is growing in deep shade on the North side of my house. It blooms heavily each year starting around Christmas and continuing into early March.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Fallbrook, California
La Jolla, California
Laguna Beach, California
San Clemente, California
Savannah, Georgia
Conway, South Carolina
Broaddus, Texas
Houston, Texas



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