Bloemen-flowers Camellia japonica Pearl Maxwell - Japanese rose

• Article number: CAMJAPE02

Camellia japonica is native to China. This Camellia japonica Pearl Maxwell gets soft pink flowers.
More than 300 species of the Camellia are known with beautiful names such as Lavinia maggi, Blossom time, Lovely lady etc.
In the Netherlands, the Camelia japonica is also called Japanese rose.

The most common colors are red, white and pink. The Camellia Japonica gets a rose-shaped flower.
A place in partial shade is fine and the soil can contain quite some humus, possibly adding a little peat to the soil every year.
Pruning can be carried out just after flowering. The Camellia japonica is a spring bloomer, it blooms from March to May.

If it is kept in a tub, store the tub frost-free during wintering.
As a container plant, water cautiously in autumn and once a month in winter.
It is an evergreen plant that is hardy and can be placed in open ground in our climate if desired.
Winter hardiness zone 7a (-18ºC).