El Dorado
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | El Dorado |
| Species | Non-reticulata hybrid |
| Hybridizer | J. Howard Asper |
| Year Of Origin | 1967 |
| Primary Color | light pink |
| Color Pattern | solid |
| Bloom Form | peony |
| Bloom Season | mid-season |
| Growth Habit | spreading |
About this Camellia cultivar
El Dorado is a non-reticulata hybrid camellia originated by J. Howard Asper in Escondido, California, and registered in 1967. Derived from C. pitardii x Camellia japonica 'Tiffany', it produces large, light pink blooms in a full peony form with creped and notched petals and stamens broken into fascicles by erect center petals. It is noted for mid-season flowering and an average growth rate with a spreading habit.
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