Camellia japonica 'Anticipation Sport'
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Anticipation Sport |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Primary Color | pink |
| Secondary Color | rose-red |
| Color Pattern | solid |
| Bloom Form | rose-form-double |
| Bloom Season | mid-season |
| Growth Habit | upright |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia japonica 'Anticipation Sport' is a sport of the well-known cultivar 'Anticipation', a Japanese camellia grown for its large, showy double blooms. Based on the parent cultivar context, it is characterized by full, formal to rose-form double flowers in rich pink to rose-red tones, with glossy evergreen foliage typical of Camellia japonica. As a sport, it likely differs subtly in flower color or pattern from 'Anticipation' while retaining a vigorous ornamental garden habit suited to woodland and shrub border plantings.
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