Imura
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Imura |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Hybridizer | K. Sawada |
| Year Of Origin | 1938 |
| Primary Color | pink |
| Color Pattern | solid |
| Bloom Form | semi-double |
| Bloom Season | early |
| Growth Habit | spreading |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia japonica 'Imura' is a historic cultivar introduced in 1938 by K. Sawada of Mobile, Alabama, from seed imported from Japan in 1925. It bears medium- to large-sized semi-double flowers of waterlily type, typically soft pink in appearance, with layered petals giving an elegant open form. The plant is noted for its willowy, spreading growth and long, narrow, dark green foliage. Based on the January flowering context, it is an early-season blooming japonica.
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