Tama Glitter
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Tama Glitter |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Hybridizer | Nuccio's Nurseries |
| Year Of Origin | 1993 |
| Primary Color | red |
| Secondary Color | white |
| Color Pattern | white-edged petals; bicolor |
| Bloom Form | semi-double |
| Bloom Season | mid-season |
| Growth Habit | upright |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia japonica 'Tama Glitter' (also widely cited as 'Tama Glitters') is a japonica cultivar introduced by Nuccio's Nurseries in 1993 as a seedling of 'Tama-no-ura'. It is noted for its striking semidouble to loose peony flowers and an upright, spreading plant habit. Based on its parentage and the cultivar name association, the blooms are typically red to pink-red with contrasting white edging or variegated margins, giving a glittering bicolored effect. It is an ornamental mid-season flowering camellia valued by gardeners for its showy flowers and attractive landscape presence.
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