Yamato Nishiki
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Yamato Nishiki |
| Species | Camellia japonica |
| Primary Color | red |
| Secondary Color | white |
| Color Pattern | variegated, irregularly striped and blotched |
| Bloom Form | semi-double |
| Bloom Season | mid-season |
| Bloom Size Cm | 10 |
| Growth Habit | upright |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia 'Yamato Nishiki' is a classic Camellia japonica cultivar of Japanese origin, valued for its large, showy variegated blooms. The flowers are typically semi-double to peony-like in appearance, with broad petals in rich red to rose-red irregularly splashed, striped, or blotched with white, making each bloom distinct. It is generally grown as an evergreen ornamental shrub with glossy dark green foliage and a dense, upright to bushy habit. As with many C. japonica cultivars, it is primarily a late winter to spring bloomer and is prized for landscape use, specimen planting, and cutting.
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