Camellia, Hybrid Camellia 'Winter's Star'

Refer to U.S. National Arboretum website for history/ culture:
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Culture: Prefer moist, well-drained, acid soils with high organic matter content. Mulch should be applied and maintained year round. Camellias benefit from light shade in summer and protection from winter wind. Fertilize minimally to prevent leggy, unattractive growth.

This was my first hardy camellia (I am in zone 6b). It was planted in a prime spot with excellent organic sandy leaf mold soil and morni...Read Moreng sun up against the house, with the expectation that it would max out at 8-10 ft. Now after about 10 years it is over 20 feet high. It puts out a tremendous number of flowers in late sept-oct, and it never seems to mind the cold. Really a very special plant, but be aware that in the right spot it can get bigger than anticipated.

Camellia 'Winter's Star' HARDY CAMELLIA EG (z6)
One of the earliest of the new winter hardy Camellias to bloom, this vigorous up...Read Moreright (to 7'x 5')shrub inaugurates the Camellia season with its very large rose-pink blooms as early as October!...special! PSh/Med

I grow this in a container on my sheltered patio (probably closer to zone 7b or 8). It blooms around Thanksgiving, provided it doesn't s...Read Morenow or get brutally cold.