Camellia sasanqua x reticulata 'California Dawn' Pollinator helped conceive the azalea and

helped conceive the azalea and camellia garden that grew into one of the great camellia collections of the Southeast

The effect is crisp and unmistakable

dark green blades straight from the soil and holding strong form year round in conditions that defeat almost everything else

two-ranked foliage typical of the wild species

and humidity tolerant

Camellia sasanqua x reticulata 'California Dawn' Pollinator helped conceive the azalea andCamellia 'California Dawn' brings together two very different parents to make a large, generous flower for the far end of the year. A cross between the autumn blooming Japanese Camellia sasanqua and the big, tender, large flowered Camellia reticulata of Yunnan, this hybrid opens wide light pink blooms, semi double to loose peony form, the petals crimped and waved like crepe paper. The flowers arrive in fall and early winter, when the garden has mostly