Camellia japonica 'Grand Prix'
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Grand Prix |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Hybridizer | Nuccio's Nurseries |
| Year Of Origin | 1979 |
| Primary Color | red |
| Color Pattern | solid |
| Bloom Form | semi-double |
| Bloom Season | mid-season |
| Growth Habit | upright |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia japonica 'Grand Prix' is a cultivar originated by Nuccio's Nurseries in Altadena, California, and registered in 1979. It is noted for its very large, brilliant red semidouble blooms with irregular petals, creating a bold and showy floral display. This vigorous japonica has an upright growth habit and medium green foliage, making it a strong landscape and specimen plant. Reference material places its bloom period in the mid-season.
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