Pope John XXIII
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Pope John XXIII |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Primary Color | white |
| Color Pattern | solid |
| Bloom Form | formal-double |
| Bloom Season | mid-season |
| Growth Habit | upright |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia japonica 'Pope John XXIII' is a japonica cultivar grown for its refined formal double white blooms and classic evergreen shrub habit. The cultivar is typically described as producing neatly arranged, symmetrical flowers with a clean white appearance, giving it a formal and elegant presentation suited to specimen planting and sheltered garden positions. As a japonica camellia, it is expected to flower from mid-season and to carry glossy dark green foliage on a dense, upright to bushy plant.
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