Professor C. S. Sargent
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Professor C. S. Sargent |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Primary Color | red |
| Secondary Color | yellow |
| Color Pattern | solid red petals with contrasting yellow stamens |
| Bloom Form | semi-double |
| Bloom Season | mid-season |
| Growth Habit | upright |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia 'Professor C. S. Sargent' is a well-known japonica cultivar, often listed simply as 'Professor Sargent'. It is valued for its large, vivid red blooms and classic ornamental garden performance. The flowers are typically semi-double, with broad petals and a prominent cluster of golden stamens that create strong contrast against the rich red petals. Based on the cultivar's established horticultural identity, it is generally considered a mid-season blooming camellia with an upright to bushy growth habit and glossy evergreen foliage typical of Camellia japonica. The provided metadata confirms the cultivar name but gives limited descriptive detail, so some horticultural traits are inferred from the commonly recognized characteristics of this cultivar.
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