This newby has large, rose form blooms that are a deep pink with yellow stamens standing proud of the open flower. It has a medium, upright growth habit and is certainly worthy of a space in the planting scheme. Happiest with morning sun or part shade. Hybrid. Evergreen.

Hybrid. The deliciously creamy flowers of this Camellia look good enough to eat with your pudding! Vigorous and profuse flowering from early autumn through to spring. Very showy, and well worth planting. Happiest in semi-shade with acid soil. Evergreen. Bred in NZ.

Named after Kate Sheppard campaigner for womens suffrage in NZ and created for the 100th anniversary in 1993. This gorgeous camellia has large white informal double anemone flowers, sometimes with a touch of pale pink. It has a strong bushy growth. Japonica.

Hybrid. Simple but sweet single rose-pink blooms with prominent yellow stamens are borne in profusion along attractively arching branches. The blooms are very fragrant and appear autumn to winter. Small rounded bright green leaves. Happiest in semi-shade with acid soil. Evergreen.

'Koto no Kaori' translates to 'Perfume of the Ancient Capital'.

Hybrid. Produced by and named after NZ's famous plant breeder Les Jury. Les Jury considered this to be the best formal double red Camellia that he produced in his lifetime. Very vigorous upright growth habit, handsome foliage. Happiest in morning sun or semi-shade. Evergreen. RHS AGM.

Hybrid. This much loved Camellia has beautiful, palest pink, semi-double blooms with golden anthers that are of a high quality and hold well. Starts flowering late autumn and carries on through to mid spring. Happiest in semi-shade. Bred in NZ by Mrs Durrant. Evergreen.

Hybrid Std. This is a Camellia that everyone loves. The beautiful palest pink semi-double blooms with golden anthers are of high quality and hold well. Starts flowering late autumn and carries on through to mid spring. Happiest in semi-shade. Bred in NZ by Mrs Durrant. Evergreen.

Hybrid. Wairere's favourite Camellia. 'Night Rider' has waxy, black-red, small, semi-double flowers complemented by black-red new foliage growth. Ideal for the smaller garden. Flowers from late winter through to the end of spring. Happiest in semi-shade. It's a 10. Evergreen.

Hybrid. This Camellia is ideal for those of you who don't have a lot of space as it has a low growing, cascading habit. A good ground-cover, this perfumed flowers are mainly white with the odd blush of pink. Definitely on my must have list, flowers for months. Evergreen.

Looks wonderful in a container or even a hanging basket.

Red just doesn't get any better than this! Royal Velvet Camellia produces an abundance of dark velvet red semi-double flowers from winter to spring, also useful as a hedge or screen. It can be "limbed up" to form an attractive, small, evergreen tree or is perfect for use as espalier. Evergreen