Charlie Bettes
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Charlie Bettes |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Primary Color | pink |
| Color Pattern | solid |
| Bloom Form | rose-form-double |
| Bloom Season | mid-season |
| Bloom Size Cm | 10 |
| Growth Habit | upright |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia japonica 'Charlie Bettes' is a classic japonica cultivar grown for its large, elegant pink flowers and evergreen ornamental value. Reference sources identify it as a Camellia japonica selection. It is generally described as producing refined, formal to rose-like double blooms in a clear pink tone, making it a popular landscape and specimen shrub for late winter to spring color. Like other japonicas, it is an evergreen shrub with glossy dark green foliage and a dense, upright to bushy habit suited to sheltered gardens and woodland-style plantings.
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