Elegans Supreme Camellia
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Elegans Supreme |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Primary Color | pink |
| Secondary Color | white |
| Color Pattern | rose-pink outer petals with lighter white to pale pink center and yellow stamens |
| Bloom Form | peony |
| Bloom Season | mid-season |
| Growth Habit | upright |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia japonica 'Elegans Supreme' is a Japanese camellia cultivar valued for its abundant, showy double peony-form blooms. The flowers are predominantly rose-pink with lighter white to pale pink petaloids toward the center and visible yellow stamens, creating a richly layered, decorative effect. It is an evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green pointed foliage and a slow to medium growth rate. Reference sources describe it as an upright spreading, multi-stemmed shrub reaching about 12 feet tall and 6 feet wide, flowering from late winter into early spring.
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