Francie L. Variegated

Francie L. Variegated is a camellia japonica cultivar noted for its variegated blooms, typically showing a strong red to pink-red ground irregularly marked with white. Based on the cultivar naming and standard camellia registry usage, it is likely a formal to rose-form double flowered selection grown primarily for its striking bicolored display. As a japonica, it is generally an evergreen shrub with glossy dark green foliage and a bushy to upright habit, flowering in the main camellia season from winter into early spring. The variegation gives each bloom a slightly different pattern, making the plant especially ornamental in the garden and for exhibition.