Kumasaka Red Camellia

Camellia japonica 'Kumasaka Red' is a japonica camellia cultivar noted for its rich red flowers and evergreen ornamental value. Reference information for the related 'Kumasaka' indicates a vigorous landscape camellia with large, showy blooms and glossy dark green foliage. The flowers are typically full and formal in appearance, making this cultivar especially useful as a specimen shrub, foundation planting, or woodland evergreen accent. As a Camellia japonica selection, it is most likely to bloom from winter into early spring and to develop a dense, upright to bushy habit with handsome year-round foliage.