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Most of the species we offer have some horticultural merit such as striking foliage or impressive floral displays.  Many of these species have not been in United States gardens for too long, so we can only guess some of the attributes, such as hardiness.  Most of these plants (except cultivars) are grown from open pollinated seeds, so there is genetic diversity and although hybrids are possible, they are rare.
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Camellia edithae 'Jinqu' = 'Dongnan Shancha'
Our Price: $14.00

1 year old plant.

‘Jinqu’=‘Dongnan Shancha’
This Chinese cultivar has an exceptional bloom as well as beautiful foliage. The formal double rose-red flowers are produced in late spring (the end of March through April) and are quite heat tolerant. The dark glossy leaves have deeply indented veins and make the plant handsome all year long. The form of the plant is also excellent with compact and upright growth. I have found this to perform better with some shade.

Zone 7B
Camellia edithae 'Jinqu' = 'Dongnan Shancha'
Our Price: $24.00

2 year old plant.

‘Jinqu’=‘Dongnan Shancha’
This Chinese cultivar has an exceptional bloom as well as beautiful foliage. The formal double rose-red flowers are produced in late spring (the end of March through April) and are quite heat tolerant. The dark glossy leaves have deeply indented veins and make the plant handsome all year long. The form of the plant is also excellent with compact and upright growth. I have found this to perform better with some shade.

Zone 7B
Camellia edithae 'Jinqu' = 'Dongnan Shancha'
Our Price: $50.00

3 year old plant.

‘Jinqu’=‘Dongnan Shancha’
This Chinese cultivar has an exceptional bloom as well as beautiful foliage. The formal double rose-red flowers are produced in late spring (the end of March through April) and are quite heat tolerant. The dark glossy leaves have deeply indented veins and make the plant handsome all year long. The form of the plant is also excellent with compact and upright growth. I have found this to perform better with some shade.

Zone 7B
Camellia brevistyla
Our Price: $24.00

2 year old plant.

This highly variable species from the mountains of southeastern China is related to C. sasanqua and C. oleifera. White flowers are produced in the fall and can vary in size from 1 to 2 inches in diameter. The foliage is a dark green, relatively small and fairly dense. The bark becomes orange at a young age and is quite attractive. It survives and thrives in exposed, severely deforested areas in the wild, and is very easy to cultivate. The natural distribution is SE China and Taiwan.

Zone 7B
Camellia caudata
Our Price: $12.00

1 year old seedling.

This widely distributed species can be found from Zhejiang province in China to Taiwan, Burma and Nepal. This strain originated in Nepal. The white flowers are about an inch across, bloom late winter into spring and have a slight fragrance. The leaves are long and narrow with variable amounts of small hairs on the undersides and have pubescent petioles. The young stems are also covered with small hairs. This can become a small tree about 20 feet tall. Small seedlings.

Zone 8?
Camellia chekiangoleosa
Camellia chekiangoleosa
Our Price: $14.00

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1 year old seedling. This Chinese species is closely related to C. japonica, but has larger flowers and can have a distinctly orange-red hue in the flowers. The flowers are single with a large boss of yellow anthers and bloom from late winter into early spring. Reports from this country indicate this is quite cold hardy, possibly even into zone 6. This is a showy species which deserves to be used widely in the landscape and hybridized with various species to push the limits of Camellia.s. Often, large apple-sized fruits are produced and the seeds can be pressed to make a high quality oil for cooking. Zone 7B
Camellia chekiangoleosa
Camellia chekiangoleosa
Our Price: $24.00

This Chinese species is closely related to C. japonica, but has larger flowers and can have a distinctly orange-red hue in the flowers.   The flowers are single with a large boss of yellow anthers and bloom from late winter into early spring.   Reports from this country indicate this is quite cold hardy, possibly even into zone 6.   This is a showy species which deserves to be used widely in the landscape and hybridized with various species to push the limits of Camellia.s.   Often, large apple-sized fruits are produced  and the seeds can be pressed to make a high quality oil for cooking.

Zone 7A
Camellia chrysanthoides
Our Price: $14.00

1 year old seedling.

This species from southern Guangxi has bright yellow flowers about 1.5 inches across and is easy to grow with good resistance to dieback disease. Spring bloom. The foliage emerges with a strong burgundy red color and the large leaves have strongly impressed veins. Some seedlings survived outdoors last year with a low temperature of 13°F.

Zone 8B
Camellia chrysanthoides
Our Price: $24.00

2 year old seedling.

This species from southern Guangxi has bright yellow flowers about 1.5 inches across and is easy to grow with good resistance to dieback disease. Spring bloom. The foliage emerges with a strong burgundy red color and the large leaves have strongly impressed veins. Some seedlings survived outdoors last year with a low temperature of 13°F.

Zone 8B
Camellia cuspidata
Our Price: $14.00

1 year old seedling.

This very fine textured shrub produces small (2” across) white flowers in the late winter or early spring. The narrow leaves have a nice red flush as they emerge and are displayed on willowy growth. The plant becomes a small tree with time and has very good cold hardiness. These seedlings come from plants originating in the Huang Shan (Yellow mountains) in Anhwei province near the northern limits of Camellias in China.

Zone 7A