Japonica Pink flowers
Explore this garden shrub directory, covering colour, use, shape, size of shrubs. This shrub is ideal for those hot South facing (north facing in Southern hemisphere) walls that have long hours of sunshine and relatively high temperatures together with protection
Japonica
Camellia Japonica
Pink flowers
Winter flowering shrub
This shrub is ideal for those hot South facing (north facing in Southern hemisphere) walls that have long hours of sunshine and relatively high temperatures together with protection
Garden shrubs like this classed as an evergreen shrub. This means the shrub will keep its leaves (normally green) in winter season irrespective of the climate being hot, cold or mild. The most classic example of an evergreen is the fir tree
The shrub is considered hardy but this is a relative term and the degree of hardiness depends upon severity of climate. Seek specific advice if you live in a severe winter area
When fully grown this shrub will reach a height of about 8 feet and spread over an area of about 6 feet
Acidic soil or soil with pH less than 7.0 is preferred for this shrub to thrive best. Peat can be used to correct soils which are not acidic
If you want to prune this shrub confine your efforts to pinching the tips from the growth experienced
Grow the shrub for beautiful flowers