Carter's Sunburst
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Carter's Sunburst |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Hybridizer | Carter |
| Primary Color | pink |
| Secondary Color | white |
| Color Pattern | variegated, striped, and splashed |
| Bloom Form | peony |
| Bloom Season | late |
| Bloom Size Cm | 10 |
| Growth Habit | bushy |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia japonica 'Carter's Sunburst' is a classic japonica cultivar grown for its large, showy late-season flowers. The blooms are typically peony-form to loose double in appearance, with rich rose-pink to red-pink petals attractively streaked, splashed, or variegated with white. It is an evergreen ornamental shrub with glossy dark green foliage and a dense, bushy habit typical of japonica camellias. The cultivar is valued as a specimen or woodland shrub for its dramatic bicolor flowers and refined evergreen presence.
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