Suggested Camellia List

The following varieties are suggested to be among the most hardy for growing outside in the Washington, DC, area.

C. Japonica (spring flowering):

RED: Blood of China Bob Hope Mathotiana Paulette Goddard Tricolor (Siebold) Red	WHITE: Frost Queen Leucantha Purity White Queen
PINK: Berenice Boddy Dr. Tinsley Elegans Kumasaka Lady Clare	VARIEGATED: Donckelarii Gov. Mouton Lady Vansittart Tricolor (Siebold)

• C. sasanqua (fall flowering):

  Bonanza (red) Cleopatra (pink) Han Jaiman (white with pink edges) Jean May (pink)

  Setsukekka (white) Swan Lake (white) Yuletide (red)

  C. hiemalis (fall flowering):

  Showa-No-Sakae (pink)

  C. oleifera hybrids (fall flowering and very cold hardy)

  Polar Ice (white) Snow Flurry (white) Winter's Charm (pink) Winter's Dream (pink) Winter's Hope (white)

  Winter's Interlude (deep pink) Winter's Rose (pale pink) Winter's Star (pink) Winter's Waterlilly (white)

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