Feathery Touch
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Feathery Touch |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Hybridizer | Charles R. Butler |
| Year Of Origin | 1971 |
| Primary Color | white |
| Secondary Color | blush pink |
| Color Pattern | white with faint blush at center and on back of petals |
| Bloom Form | semi-double |
| Bloom Season | mid-season |
| Growth Habit | spreading |
About this Camellia cultivar
Feathery Touch is a Camellia japonica cultivar originated by Charles R. Butler in Mobile, Alabama, USA, and registered in 1971 after first blooming in 1963. It is a sport of 'Frizzle White'. The flowers are medium-sized, semi-double, and notable for their highly ruffled petals, giving the bloom a feathery appearance. Bloom color is primarily white with a faint blush at the center and on the reverse of the petals. The plant has a slow growth rate with a spreading habit and light green foliage. It is a distinctive mid-season flowering cultivar valued for its elegant, softly tinted blooms and unusual petal texture.
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