Firebird
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Firebird |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Year Of Origin | 1961 |
| Primary Color | red |
| Color Pattern | solid |
| Bloom Form | semi-double |
| Bloom Season | mid-season |
| Growth Habit | upright |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia 'Firebird' is a camellia cultivar referenced from the 1961 American Camellia Society listings. Specific cultivar details are not fully provided in the supplied excerpt, so this entry reflects a cautious inference based on the cultivar name and typical camellia characteristics. It is most likely a Camellia japonica cultivar with vivid red flowers, probably selected for its showy ornamental display. As with many mid-20th-century japonica cultivars, it is likely grown as an upright evergreen shrub with glossy dark green foliage and winter to spring bloom.
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