Camellia japonica 'Glen 40' has luscious formal, deep red flowers that bloom in mid season.

Camellia japonica 'Jacks' features incredible double rose-pink flowers in spring.

Camellia japonica 'Jordan's Pride' (aka 'Herme') features incredible bicolour white flowers with rosy pink mottles, stripes and flares.

Camellia japonica 'Kramer's Supreme' features beautifully ruffled, rich red flowers that show some of the golden stamens.

Camellia japonica 'Kumasaka' is one of the oldest cultivars dating from 1695 in Japan. Hardy to zone 6.

Camellia japonica 'Magnoliaeflora' (syn. 'Hagoromo') is an heirloom Japanese cultivar from the late 1800s.

Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Bella Rossa' has gorgeous formal red flowers produced over a long period from early to late season.

Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Bella Rossa' has gorgeous formal red flowers produced over a long period from early to late season.

Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Jewel' features incredible semi-double white flowers that mature to a showy pink.

Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Pearl' features incredible double white flowers that mature to a showy pink.

Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Pearl' features incredible double white flowers that mature to a showy pink.

Camellia japonica 'Pearl Maxwell' has beautiful, formal, soft shell pink flowers from mid to late season.

Camellia japonica 'Pink Parade' has semi-double blooms with lightly to heavily ruffled petals in shades of light to mid pink.

Camellia japonica 'Silver Waves' is a lovely pure white semi-double cultivar with golden anthers.

Camellia japonica 'Silver Waves' is a lovely pure white semi-double cultivar with golden anthers.

Camellia japonica 'Spring's Promise' has lovely single rosy red to deep pink flowers that are 2-3 inches wide. Hardy to zone 6.

Camellia japonica 'Swan Lake' has beautiful, double flowers in shades of pure white and cream from mid to late season.

Camellia japonica 'Vestito Rosso' has stunning, formal, crimson red flowers that bloom over a long period.

Camellia japonica 'Vestito Rosso' has stunning, formal, crimson red flowers that bloom over a long period.

Camellia oleifera is a rare tea relative that is used to produce nutritious tea oil.

Camellia sasanqua 'Apple Blossom' offers beautiful, small, white flowers with pink tips in great profusion from fall through winter.

Camellia sasanqua 'Chansonette's Blush' offers beautiful light to mid pink flowers in profusion on wide-spreading plants.

Camellia sasanqua 'Cleopatra' offers beautiful, simple, pink, fragrant flowers flushed with white.

Camellia sasanqua 'Kanjiro' offers a profusion of small, lightly fragrant, bright cerise pink, semi double flowers with reddish edges.

Camellia sasanqua 'Mine-No-Yuki' ('White Doves') offers beautiful icy white, semi-double flowers with an informal structure.