Shiro-wabisuke
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Shiro-wabisuke |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Primary Color | white |
| Secondary Color | yellow |
| Color Pattern | solid with contrasting yellow stamens |
| Bloom Form | single |
| Bloom Season | mid-season |
| Growth Habit | upright |
About this Camellia cultivar
Shiro-wabisuke is a traditional wabisuke camellia cultivar, valued for its restrained, elegant flowers and association with Japanese garden culture and tea aesthetics. The name suggests a white-flowering form ('shiro' meaning white). Wabisuke camellias are commonly treated within the Camellia japonica group or as japonica-related hybrids, typically bearing relatively small, simple blooms with a refined appearance. Based on the reference noting the plant in flower in March, this cultivar blooms in the mid-season. It is generally recognized for modest-sized white flowers, often with visible yellow stamens, on an evergreen shrub with glossy dark green foliage and a neat upright to bushy habit.
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