Iwane
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Iwane-Shibori |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Primary Color | white |
| Secondary Color | red |
| Color Pattern | bicolor, irregularly striped and splashed (shibori/variegated) |
| Bloom Form | formal-double |
| Bloom Season | mid-season |
| Growth Habit | bushy |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia japonica cultivar known as 'Iwane-Shibori' or 'Iwane', valued for its striking bicolored shibori-style blooms. Reference material identifies it as a bicolor bloom camellia japonica, and the visible flowers show irregular red to deep pink markings over a white background, giving a variegated striped and flecked effect. The flowers appear double, with many neatly arranged petals suggesting a formal-double to rose-form-double presentation; formal-double is the best fit from the allowed categories. As a Camellia japonica, it is typically an evergreen shrub with glossy dark green foliage and a bushy to upright habit, flowering mainly from mid-season onward depending on climate.
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