Carter's Sunburst Pink
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Carter's Sunburst Pink |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Primary Color | pink |
| Secondary Color | white |
| Color Pattern | variegated |
| Bloom Form | peony |
| Bloom Season | late |
| Growth Habit | bushy |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia japonica 'Carter's Sunburst Pink' is a japonica cultivar known in a variegated pink form as 'Carter's Sunburst Pink Variegated'. The bloom shown and referenced is a large, lush double flower with soft to medium pink petals irregularly marked with white, giving a sunburst or mottled variegated effect. Its flower form appears full and layered, consistent with a peony to rose-form-double presentation, and it is typically grown as an ornamental evergreen shrub for late camellia season display. Based on the reference date of flowering in late March, it is likely a late-season blooming japonica. Like most Camellia japonica cultivars, it likely has glossy, dark green evergreen foliage and a bushy to upright habit.
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