Camellia sasanqua 'Crimson King'
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Crimson King |
| Species | Camellia sasanqua |
| Primary Color | crimson red |
| Secondary Color | golden yellow |
| Color Pattern | solid petals with contrasting yellow stamens |
| Bloom Form | single |
| Bloom Season | early |
| Fragrance | lightly fragrant |
| Growth Habit | upright |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia sasanqua 'Crimson King' is an autumn-flowering sasanqua camellia grown for its rich crimson-red blossoms and glossy evergreen foliage. This cultivar is noted for showy, open flowers with prominent golden stamens, giving it a bright, elegant display in the early camellia season. Like many sasanqua camellias, it is valued as a vigorous garden shrub suitable for hedging, screening, or specimen use, with a generally upright to bushy habit and attractive small dark green leaves.
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