Camellia japonica 'Anacostia' 25/10 Restock is a rugged evergreen from

is a rugged evergreen from the high Drakensberg of South Africa and Lesotho

and reseeding so freely that a colony renews and expands itself for years on end

and an old specimen earns it

treat it as a herald of spring

and other shade companions for a contrast of texture

Camellia japonica 'Anacostia' 25/10 Restock is a rugged evergreen fromThe United States National Arboretum in Washington, D. C. sits on 446 acres of rolling ground above the Anacostia River, a place where serious horticultural work has gone on quietly for the better part of a century. Camellia japonica 'Anacostia' takes both the name and the pedigree from that institution, selected at the Arboretum for cold hardiness and reliable performance at the northern edge of camellia country. Camellias reached the Western world