Shibori Egao Camellia
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Shibori Egao |
| Species | Camellia hiemalis |
| Primary Color | pink |
| Secondary Color | white |
| Color Pattern | striped and variegated |
| Bloom Form | semi-double |
| Bloom Season | early |
| Growth Habit | bushy |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia hiemalis 'Shibori Egao' is a sasanqua-type camellia valued for its cheerful bicolored flowers and dependable cool-season display. The cultivar bears pink blooms irregularly striped, flecked, or splashed with white, giving a distinctive shibori-variegated effect. Flowers are typically semi-double in appearance, showing multiple petals with visible central stamens. As a C. hiemalis cultivar, it is generally used as an evergreen landscape shrub with a dense, bushy habit and glossy dark green foliage, flowering from fall into early winter.
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