Leanore Taber
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Leanore Taber |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Primary Color | pink |
| Secondary Color | dark pink |
| Color Pattern | edged |
| Bloom Form | formal-double |
| Bloom Season | mid-season |
| Growth Habit | bushy |
About this Camellia cultivar
Leanore Taber is a well-known Camellia japonica cultivar valued for its elegant, soft pink blooms, typically edged or suffused with deeper pink. The flowers are usually formal-double to rose-form-double in appearance, neatly petaled and refined, giving the plant a classic ornamental quality. It is commonly grown as an evergreen shrub with glossy dark green foliage and a bushy to upright habit. As with many japonica cultivars, it is primarily a mid-season bloomer and is used in landscapes and collections for its refined flower form and dependable garden performance.
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