White Tinsie
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | White Tinsie |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Primary Color | white |
| Secondary Color | cream |
| Color Pattern | solid |
| Bloom Form | anemone |
| Bloom Season | mid-season |
| Growth Habit | bushy |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia japonica 'White Tinsie' is a distinctive japonica cultivar grown for its unusual small white flowers composed of narrow, quilled to strap-like petaloids, giving the blooms a tufted, chrysanthemum-like appearance. The cultivar name and RHS reference identify it as a white-flowered selection of Camellia japonica. It is an evergreen ornamental shrub with glossy dark green foliage typical of japonica camellias, valued for decorative late winter to spring display and its refined, curious bloom form.
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