Life Form:

Evergreen shrub/sub-shrub

Bloom Characteristics:

Pale pink, semi-double flowers have yellow anthers and curling petals. Flowers are 3-4" (7.6-10.2 cm) across.

Plant Size:

6-8' tall x 5' wide (1.8-2.4 x 1.5 meters)

Range:

cultivated

Description:

This antique camellia cultivar originated under the name Hagoromo (“Robe of Feathers”) in Japan, with records dating back to at least the early 1800s. In 1886 it traveled to Italy, and then the rest of Europe. Its flowers have curved, pale pink petals that are supposed to resemble a lotus flower.

Hardiness:

0 - 30 F

Bloom Time:

March

Provenance:

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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Common Name:

Camellia cultivar

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Asteranae

Order:

Ericales

Family:

Theaceae

Genus:

Camellia

Species:

japonica

Accession Number:

2022-0479A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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On Display:

Enid A. Haupt Garden

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax73487bdaf-850d-4b19-8677-d83d0b4887e7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2022-0479A