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Camellia

Best varieties: Japonica (spring bloom), Sasanqua (fall bloom), Yuletide (red, winter), Debutante (pink)

Moderate Shrub ❄️ Frost Hardy 🐾 Pet Safe

🌲 PNW Growing Notes

One of few shrubs that blooms in Seattle’s dark winter months. Evergreen, elegant, and well-suited to PNW’s acidic soil and mild winters.

☀️ Light

Part shade—protect from morning sun on frozen buds

💧 Water

Regular, consistent moisture

🪨 Soil

Acidic (pH 5.0–6.5), well-drained, rich

📏 Spacing

72" apart

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Transplant Outdoors

Fall or spring

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Bloom Season

Oct–Apr (varies by variety)

Sasanqua camellias are more sun-tolerant and earlier-blooming than Japonicas. Yuletide variety gives red flowers at Christmas.

✅ Good Companions

Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Ferns, Hostas

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