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Camellia japonica 'April Melody'

Camellia japonica 'April Melody'

Bloom Form

formal double

Bloom Season

late

Key Attributes

Cultivar NameApril Melody
SpeciesCamellia japonica
Primary Colorpink
Color Patternsolid
Bloom Formformal-double
Bloom Seasonlate
Growth Habitupright

About this Camellia cultivar

A cold-hardy Camellia japonica cultivar in the April Series, valued for its late-season flowering and ornamental evergreen foliage. 'April Melody' is generally described as producing pink formal to rose-form double blooms, often with a refined, symmetrical appearance. As an April Series camellia, it is inferred to bloom late in the camellia season, helping extend flowering into spring. The plant is typically a dense evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves and an upright to bushy habit suitable for woodland gardens and sheltered landscape use.

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Camellia japonica 'April Melody'