Amabilis
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Amabilis |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Year Of Origin | 1825 |
| Primary Color | white |
| Secondary Color | yellow |
| Color Pattern | solid white petals with prominent yellow stamens |
| Bloom Form | single |
| Bloom Season | late |
| Growth Habit | upright |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia japonica 'Amabilis' is an old French heirloom cultivar, originating in Nantes, France in the mid-1820s. It bears large white flowers with a single bloom form and conspicuously large clusters of yellow stamens, giving the flowers an open, elegant appearance. Reference material describes it as flowering from late winter to early spring, while the garden observation notes it blooming in late April in Seattle. As a Camellia japonica selection, it is a broadleaf evergreen shrub valued for its refined white blooms and classic garden character.
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