Camellia japonica 'Gloire de Nantes'
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Gloire de Nantes |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Primary Color | pink |
| Secondary Color | rose-pink |
| Color Pattern | solid |
| Bloom Form | formal-double |
| Bloom Season | mid-season |
| Growth Habit | bushy |
About this Camellia cultivar
An old Camellia japonica cultivar grown for its large, showy formal double flowers, typically rose-pink to deep pink and neatly imbricated. 'Gloire de Nantes' is a classic ornamental camellia valued for its elegant bloom symmetry, glossy evergreen foliage, and shrubby garden habit. As with many japonica cultivars, it is chiefly grown as a specimen shrub or wall-trained plant and flowers in the main camellia season from late winter into spring.
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