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aka Grand Slam

If you want to add a bit of wow to the winter garden then it would be hard to go past 'Grand Slam'. Large brilliant bright red blooms decorate the dark green foliage from July to September. Happiest in morning sun or semi-shade. Japonica, evergreen.

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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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Japonica. Precisely arranged formal blooms of soft rose red that are medium in size with slightly cupped petals. Very striking. Flowers from winter through to spring. Vigorous compact growth habit. Happiest in semi-shade with acid soil. Evergreen.

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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.