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Description
Spring's Promise Camellia is a mid-sized rounded evergreen shrub with glossy serrated leaves that stay olive green year-round. Spring’s Promise Camellia has vivid, rose-red to rose-pink flowers with a contrasting gold stamen that bloom from late winter into early spring attracting butterflies. Best blooms occur in partial sun and acidic, well-drained soil.
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Type: |
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Height: |
6’ - 8’ |
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Spread: |
6’ - 8’ |
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Spacing: |
7’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
6 - 10 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Red |
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Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Medium maintenance. Too much water retention can increase susceptibility to fungal diseases, including root rot, black mold, blight, canker, anthracnose, and leaf spots. Watch for aphids and spider mites. Yellowing leaves indicate acidity too low. Fertilize monthly in spring and summer. If desired, remove all but one bud from each cluster to increase the size of the flower. Prune immediately after flowering.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Screening, Foundation Plantings, Hedges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Flowering Cherry, Astilbe, Lenten Rose
IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Camellia japonica Springs Promise 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by harum.koh, Camellia japonica, (3) Photo by 阿橋 HQ, 山茶花 Camellia japonica [南韓麗水梧桐島 Odongdo, South Korea]
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
