Potted Camellia Desert Rose plants with pink flowers in a greenhouse setting

Camellia Desert Rose

1 Gallon
$49.99
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Potted Camellia Desert Rose plants with pink flowers in a greenhouse setting
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Camellia Desert Rose

$49.99
Container sizeSize guide 1 Gallon

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Description

Camellia Desert Rose is a striking ornamental camellia cultivar prized for its rose-like, formal double blooms and refined evergreen presence. Belonging to Camellia japonica, this variety is especially valued in mild U.S. climates, including much of California, for dependable winter-to-early-spring color with minimal upkeep.

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  • Mature height: 3–9 ft
  • Mature spread: 2–4 ft
  • Light: Full sun

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  • Features:Foliage: Simple, alternate, fleshy, obovate leaves clustered at the branch tips.Flowers: Funnel-shaped flowers with red to pink margins and a paler center, blooming from May to December.Fruit/Seed: Produces long, slender, horn-like seed pods (follicles) containing small, light yellow seeds with white hairs.Stem/Root: Smooth, pale green stems with a characteristically swollen, bulbous base (caudex) resembling an elephant's foot.Habit: Succulent shrub or small tree. Prefers warm, dry, sunny, and well-ventilated conditions; drought tolerant and intolerant of waterlogging. Slow-growing, low maintenance, and all parts of the plant are toxic if ingested.
  • Growth Rate: Slow
  • Key Advantages:Striking, swollen caudex for unique architectural interest.Showy, long-lasting tropical blooms.Extremely drought tolerant and low water needs.Ideal for container growing and bonsai
  • Landscape Uses:Container and patio gardens (primary use in non-tropical climates).Rock gardens and xeriscapes in warm climates.Tropical and succulent gardens.Bonsai and specimen plant

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San Francisco Bay Area is our primary local delivery market. Victory Nursery also serves additional California markets and selected extended delivery areas by arrangement.

Regular local delivery: San Francisco, Peninsula, South Bay, East Bay, Marin, Tracy / Mountain House and surrounding service areas.

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