Camellia 'Odoratissima'

Camellia japonica 'Odoratissima' is an evergreen perennial shrub of Asian origin grown for its fragrant spring flowers and glossy foliage. Reference information describes it as a slow-growing, upright and vigorous shrub that can eventually reach about 10 m tall and 8 m wide, flowering from mid to late spring. The cultivar name suggests notable fragrance, and the available cultivar images indicate a formal, double white bloom with many regularly arranged petals and a refined, symmetrical appearance. It is suited to neutral to acidic soils in part to full shade and is hardy in USDA zones 7 to 9.