Camellia japonica ( Mabel Bryan Camellia )
Large , crimson , semi - double blooms , mottled with white come out in midseason . Slow growing , erect bush or small tree with age . ellipse , glossy , leaves and profuse wintertime to form blossom flowers in milder clime . A true heritage plant , and favorite of southerly gardens . Camellias must have acidulent , well - debilitate stain and be embed high ( trunk fundament is well above the soil line ) in a protect climate , spare from prolonged lumbering freezes ....