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Hybrid. This is a really lovely little Camellia with perfectly shaped, formal double flowers. The outer petals are a deep pink shading to almost white on the inner petals. These are attractively curved and fluted. A strong compact grower. Perfect for a pot. Plant in semi-shade. Evergreen.

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Sasanqua. Cotton Candy Camellia is a fall-blooming variety that produces an abundance, small, semi-double, clear pink blooms with ruffled petals, and fragrant blooms during fall to mid of winter. Upright growth habit.Happiest in semi-shade. Evergreen.

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'Crimson King' is an open, strong, upright to spreading, evergreen shrub. Foliage is ovate, glossy, leathery and dark green. This cultivar produces single, deep crimson flowers with centres of golden stamens from mid-autumn to early winter. Good in sunny position. Suitable for formal hedges.

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Hybrid. For those of you who like formal blooms then this Camellia is one of the best. The warm pink formal, double blooms appear from around July through to September. Has a columnar growth habit. Plant in semi-shade in acid soil for best results. Evergreen.

This Camellia was bred and named for Australian scholar, linguist, garden designer and camellia expert the late Eben Gowrie Waterhouse who amongst many achievements in his life was a long standing and enthusiastic member of the International Camellia Society.

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Sasanqua. An oldie but a goodie, this award winning Camellia has pretty double blooms of soft shell pink set against dark green foliage. Suitable for hedging or espalier work. Generous with bloom in autumn and easy to grow. Happiest in semi-shade with acid soil. Evergreen.

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Species. This Camellia has tiny single white blooms that carry a strong fragrance. The foliage is proportionally small in tones of green and bronze. Slightly open growth. Plant to take advantage of the perfume. Happiest in semi-shade with acid soil. Evergreen.

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Species. Well the name says it all really doesn't it? This special Camellia has masses of tiny white flowers that open from red buds. The flowers are delightfully fragrant. The new foliage is bronze toned and quite elongated turning green as it matures. Plant in semi shade in acid soil. Evergreen.

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Queen Diana has large formal double flowers which are white shading to pink edges, often with a pink bud centre. Incurved petals. Strong bushy grower. Japonica. Mid-late season. Evergreen.

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Hybrid. Bred by Les Jury this Camellia is a real show off with semi-double blooms of bright scarlet red offset with a dense cluster of golden stamens. Lovely dark foliage and a compact upright habit. Plant in semi-shade in acid soil for best results. Evergreen.

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Japonica. A beautiful formal double Camellia with blooms that are tones of smokey reddish purple, hard to describe but lovely to look at. Lush rich green foliage and an upright habit. Bred in NZ by Les Jury and named to honor one of our most prominent and respected nurserymen. Evergreen.

Aluminium can enhance the colour of this camellia. Sir Victor Davies 1887-1977 was apprenticed to Mr Duncan, nurseryman of New Plymouth, at the age of 14. He went on to form the formidable partnership that was known as Duncan and Davies.