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Japonica. The showy rose-pink, semi-double blooms on this desirable Camellia will simply take your breath away. The petals of the flowers are quite waxy and have a gentle wavy effect. The prominent golden stamens complete the picture. Delicious. Evergreen.

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Japonica. Beautiful camellia of double white fading to a creamy yellow centre. One of my Gran's favourites. Compact, bushy, upright, evergreen shrub, valued for luxuriant rich green foliage and anemone-form. Prefers sheltered site, sunny or shade, and any well drained neutral/acid soil.

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Japonica. Medium to large, double peony form flowers open to soft pink, then delicately fade to blush pink, and show beautifully serrated petal margins. Blooms early to mid season.

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Blooms are glossy salmon red, large and semi-double with distinctive creped petals. Medium compact upright growth with distinctive serrated foliage not unlike holly leaves hence the name. Happiest in morning sun or semi-shade. Japonica, evergreen.

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Japonica. This beautiful Camellia has large white formal double blooms that simply smother the bush from winter through to the end of spring. Quite a sight in full bloom. Vigorous growth habit. Happiest in semi-shade where the blooms will really shine through. Evergreen.

This Camellia is named after the breeder, Kosaku Sawada, a Japanese-American who owned a nursery called 'Overlook' in the early 1900's. He was highly respected and earned the name he was commonly known by -'Mr Camellia'.

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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.

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Japonica. A delightful Camellia with miniature, formal, double white luminous blooms that are touched with pink on the edges. Very sweet and very free flowering in spring. Perfect for a pot. Happiest in semi-shade. Evergreen.

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Japonica. Here's a showy Camellia that will stand out in the winter garden. Large bright red 'peony' blooms put on a beautiful display and sit well against the dark green foliage. Happiest in morning sun or semi-shade in acid soil. Evergreen.

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Japonica. Large glowing red blooms that are full, fancy and fragrant. The blooms appear from winter to spring and sit against lush green foliage. Plant in semi-shade in acid soil for best results. Evergreen.

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Japonica. A delightful Camellia with unusual small double white blooms with a hint of lemon yellow on the petals and a deeper lemon colour in the middle of the bloom. As you can imagine this combines well with the deep green foliage. Happiest in semi-shade in the garden or a container. Evergreen.