Yuki-botan
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Yuki-botan |
| Species | Camellia rusticana |
| Primary Color | blush pink |
| Secondary Color | yellow |
| Color Pattern | solid petals with contrasting yellow petaloid center |
| Bloom Form | anemone |
| Bloom Season | late |
| Growth Habit | spreading |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia 'Yuki-botan' (also recorded as 'Botan-yuki') is a Japanese Camellia rusticana cultivar whose name means 'Snow Peony.' It bears miniature anemone-form blooms in blush pink, highlighted by a contrasting yellow petaloid center. Reference material describes it as a late-season bloomer with a spreading, bushy growth habit. The cultivar is valued for its delicate coloring, small flower size, and distinctive anemone flower form.
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