Mackenna's Gold
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Mackenna's Gold |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Primary Color | white |
| Secondary Color | golden yellow |
| Color Pattern | white outer petals with a golden-yellow petaloid center |
| Bloom Form | anemone |
| Bloom Season | mid-season |
| Growth Habit | bushy |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia 'Mackenna's Gold' is a well-known japonica cultivar valued for its rich golden-yellow petaloids clustered in the center of a formal to anemone-like bloom, usually surrounded by broad white outer guard petals. It is primarily classified as an anemone-form camellia. The cultivar is admired for its distinctive white-and-gold contrast and elegant ornamental effect. As a Camellia japonica, it typically blooms from mid-season and grows as a dense, upright to bushy evergreen shrub with glossy dark green foliage.
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