ShrubsPink Camellia japonica
Camellia japonica
Pink Camellia japonica (Camellia japonica) is a slow-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 7-9, that matures to about 7-12 ft × 5-10 ft. It does best in part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-wet soil. Expect yellow, pink and red blooms in spring and winter. It attracts pollinators and songbirds, stands up well to deer and salt.
- USDA zones
- 7-9
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 7-12 ft × 5-10 ft
- Spacing
- 6-feet-12 feet
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-wet
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Pink, Red, Variegated, White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Winter
- Attracts
- Pollinators, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Salt
- Watch out for
- Frequent disease problems, Frequent insect problems
- Native to
- Japan, China, Korea
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Pink Camellia japonica is hardy to about 0°F (estimated from USDA zone 7), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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