Camellia sasanqua 'Rainbow'
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Rainbow |
| Species | Camellia sasanqua |
| Primary Color | pink |
| Secondary Color | white |
| Color Pattern | variegated with lighter to white highlights |
| Bloom Form | semi-double |
| Bloom Season | early |
| Fragrance | light fragrance possible |
| Growth Habit | upright |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia sasanqua 'Rainbow' is a fall-blooming sasanqua camellia cultivar, likely corresponding to the nursery trade name 'Double Rainbow'. It bears ornamental double to semi-double flowers in soft pink to rose-pink tones, often with lighter or white highlights that create a variegated, rainbow-like effect. As a Camellia sasanqua selection, it is expected to have a graceful evergreen habit, small glossy dark green leaves, and good landscape value for hedges, screens, or specimen planting. The cultivar is notable for its cheerful multitone blooms and typical sasanqua adaptability and profuse early-season flowering.
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