President R. Nixon
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | President R. Nixon |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Primary Color | red |
| Color Pattern | solid |
| Bloom Form | formal-double |
| Bloom Season | mid-season |
| Growth Habit | upright |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia cultivar commonly associated with Camellia japonica and often listed in commerce under the related name 'Richard Nixon'. It bears large, formal double to rose-form-double style red blooms with a refined, symmetrical appearance typical of japonica cultivars. Based on nursery reference context, it is an ornamental camellia grown for showy winter to spring flowers, glossy evergreen foliage, and an upright to bushy shrub habit. The cultivar name suggests a historic mid-20th-century introduction, though exact origin details are not confirmed here.
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