Peppermint
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | LA Peppermint |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Primary Color | white |
| Secondary Color | red |
| Color Pattern | striped and variegated |
| Bloom Form | formal-double |
| Bloom Season | mid-season |
| Growth Habit | upright |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia japonica 'LA Peppermint' is a decorative japonica cultivar noted for its peppermint-like bicolored blooms, typically white to pale pink marked with strong red to rose striping, mottling, or sectoring. The flowers are usually full and formal to rose-form in appearance, giving the plant a showy ornamental display in the camellia season. Like most Camellia japonica cultivars, it is an evergreen shrub with glossy dark green foliage and a dense, upright to bushy habit suited to shaded garden settings. The cultivar name and reference listing indicate it is a named nursery selection or distributed form of 'Peppermint'.
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