Camellia japonica 'Alba Simplex'
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Alba Simplex |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Primary Color | white |
| Secondary Color | yellow |
| Color Pattern | solid white petals with contrasting yellow stamens |
| Bloom Form | single |
| Bloom Season | mid-season |
| Growth Habit | bushy |
About this Camellia cultivar
A classic Camellia japonica cultivar grown for its elegant, simple white flowers. 'Alba Simplex' is an old garden camellia known for single blooms with broad white petals surrounding a prominent boss of golden-yellow stamens, giving it a refined and natural appearance. It is typically valued as a reliable ornamental shrub with glossy evergreen foliage and a neat, bushy habit, flowering from late winter into spring in the usual season for japonica camellias.
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