Imbricata
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Imbricata |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Primary Color | red |
| Secondary Color | carmine |
| Color Pattern | solid |
| Bloom Form | formal-double |
| Bloom Season | mid-season |
| Growth Habit | bushy |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia japonica 'Imbricata' is an old heirloom japonica cultivar also known as Imbricata Rubra, Ladiner's Red Camellia, Pope Pius IX, Prince Eugene Napoleon, and Rubra Plena. It is a broadleaf evergreen shrub valued for its deep carmine to red, highly formal double flowers with regularly imbricated petals. Reference information describes it as flowering in spring and forming a large, bushy shrub about 8-12 ft tall and 6-10 ft wide, with glossy green foliage. It is suited to acidic, rich, well-drained soil and partial sun to dappled shade, and is noted for heat and humidity tolerance.
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