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Yuki-tsubaki

Yuki-tsubaki

Bloom Form

single

Bloom Season

late

Key Attributes

Cultivar NameYuki-tsubaki
SpeciesCamellia rusticana
Primary Colorred
Color Patternsolid
Bloom Formsingle
Bloom Seasonlate
Growth Habitbushy

About this Camellia cultivar

Yuki-tsubaki is a Japanese camellia name associated with the snow camellia, valued for its natural elegance and cold-region adaptation. Based on the name and reference context, it is best interpreted as Camellia rusticana rather than a modern named ornamental cultivar. Flowers are typically simple and open in form, usually red to deep pink-red, with a natural woodland character rather than a highly formal double bloom. It is associated with flowering from late winter into spring in snowy regions of Japan, and plants generally have a bushy to spreading habit with glossy evergreen foliage.

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Yuki-tsubaki