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Colonial Dame Camellia – 3 Gallon Pot

Original price was: $89.97.Current price is: $62.98.

SKU: D2LSC 8285578373 Categories: Camellias, SHRUBS & BUSHES

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‘Colonial Dame’ Camellia

Camellia japonica ‘Colonial Dame‘

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 7a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Shrub

Species: Japonica (Winter/Spring blooming)

Height at Maturity: 8-12′ depending on pruning

Width at Maturity: 6-10′ depending on pruning
Spacing: 6′ for solid hedges; 12’+ for space between plants

Flower Color: White Shades sometimes blushed with Soft Pink

Flower Size: Large, 4-5″

Flowering Period: Late Winter, Early Spring

Flower Type: Semi Double to Double Peony Form

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Very Dark Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: No

Berry Color: NA

Sun Needs: Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade or Filtered Sun, All Day Filtered Sun

Water Needs: Average, Lower when established

Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sand, Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained

Soil pH: 5.0 – 6.5 (Acid)

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer, Drought (when established), Heat, Humidity

Intolerances: Direct Afternoon Sun, Constantly Soggy Soil

Description

Discovered and introduced in 1948 in Thomasville, Georgia, ‘Colonial Dame’ is a winter to early spring flowering Camellia japonica featuring large and abundant semi-double to peony form gorgeous flowers with soft-white petals surrounding yellow stamens that stand out remarkably well against some of the deepest green foliage we’ve seen on any camellia. The flowers are occasionally subtly tinted soft-pink at the center. The flowers are excellent for cutting and display in you favorite vase or floating in a bowl of water. This handsome evergreen flowering beauty might reach 10 to 12 feet in height with a spread of 6 to 10 feet.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 8 to 12 feet tall and 6 to 10 feet wide, the Colonial Dame Camellia can be grown as a large shrub or small tree. As a shrub this beauty is ideal for use as a specimen, in groupings, or as a hedge or background plant in landscape borders and is especially nice as a corner plant or espalier (trained to grow flat against a wall) in home foundation plantings. As she grows taller lower branches can be removed to form a highly attractive and colorful small evergreen tree that serves well as a focal point specimen in landscape borders and home foundation plantings. A fine addition to camellia gardens, white theme gardens, Asian gardens, cottage gardens, cut flower gardens and woodland borders.

Suggested Spacing: 6 feet apart for a solid hedge; 12 feet or more apart for space between plants

Growing Preferences

Camellia adapt well to various soil types however prefer a moist but well-drained acidic soil that is rich in organic matter. Constantly soggy soil is a slow killer. In general, Camellia grows and blooms better in partial shade with some shelter from the hot afternoon sun. Morning sun with afternoon shade or filtered sunlight is perfect. All-day filtered sun is fine.

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Camellias.

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How To Fertilize & Water Camellias

How To Espalier Plants & Trees

*Espalier (pronounced: ih-spal-yay) …an ornamental shrub or tree that has been trained to grow flat against a wall, fence, or other vertical, flat surface.

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