Camellia 'Ballet Queen' has large, peony-like, salmon-pink flowers with flattened outer petals and a dense, ruffled pompom middle.
Description:
Camellias are stunning specimens for any garden with glossy, dark-green, oval leaves that persist through winter and produce lovely, rose-like flowers in early spring. Camellia x williamsii 'Ballet Queen' produces large, peony-like, salmon-pink flowers with flattened outer petals and dense, ruffled pompom middle. Camellias appreciate rich, moist, acidic, well-drained soils.
Common Name: Camellia
Family: Theaceae (The Tea family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-10
Light: Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 6-10'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Evergreen
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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