C. M. Wilson

C. M. Wilson

C. M. Wilson

Species japonica
Variety C. M. Wilson
Bloom Color Large silvery white on the outer petals, shading to a beautiful shade of pink in the center; petaloids are silvery white mixed with golden stamens in the center, sometimes showing a strawberry red immediately around this cluster. Usually each petal has 2 to 6 mm white margin.
Bloom Size large to very large
Bloom Season early to mid-season
Growth Habit compact and slightly pendulous growth
Growth Rate slow
Hardiness Zone 7
Originator/Registered By/Propagator Mrs. Ada E. Wilson
Year Originated first bloomed 1936; ACS Registration # 11 - 1949
Place of Origination Pensacola, Florida, USA
Seed Parent sport of C. japonica 'Elegans'
Link http://camellia.unipv.it/camelliadb2/dbwin.php?pippo=2622