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Camellia reticulata
Origin: Yunnan, China.
| Family |
| Theaceae |
| Genus |
| Camellia |
| Species |
| reticulata |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7 - 10 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 8 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H2 - H6 |
| Height |
| 10 - 15 m |
| Spread |
| 5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Specimen plant. |
| Shape |
| Upright to spreading. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Sparse forests, open pine forests, scrub and thickets on dry often stony hillsides. |
| Leaf Description |
| Elliptic to oblong-elliptic leaves, 5 – 11 cm long, and 4 – 5.5 cm wide. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers, 7 – 10 cm in diameter, or larger in some cultivars, soft-pink to deep-pink and rarely almost white, with 5–7 petals or more in some cultivars. |
| Fruit Description |
| Light brown, three-segmented capsule, about 5 cm in diameter that ripens in the fall. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Trengwaighton Garden, Madron, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| Semi-hardwood cuttings. |
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