Otome-tsubaki
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Tsubaki Otome |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Primary Color | pink |
| Color Pattern | solid |
| Bloom Form | formal-double |
| Bloom Season | mid-season |
| Growth Habit | bushy |
About this Camellia cultivar
A traditional Japanese camellia known as Otome-tsubaki or maiden camellia, identified here as Camellia japonica 'Tsubaki Otome' and also referenced as Camellia japonica f. otome. It is admired for its many neatly arranged petals and bright pink, refined flowers that appear in the cooler season and into spring. The bloom is characteristically formal and symmetrical, giving it a soft, elegant appearance. In Japanese garden and tea culture, tsubaki has long been valued as a prominent winter flower, appreciated for blooming vividly in cold weather. This cultivar appears to be a classic ornamental Camellia japonica with a graceful, evergreen shrub habit and glossy dark foliage typical of the species.
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