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    Camellia japonica 'Maria Alexandrina'

    Camellia japonica 'Maria Alexandrina'

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    Camellia japonica 'Maria Alexandrina'

    Flowering Camellia

    Zones 7 to 9 

    Camellia japonica 'Maria Alexandrina' is a Portuguese cultivar with deep red to purple formal double blooms borne late in the season. 'Maria Alexandrina' growth habit is upright and dense.

    • HARDINESS:  zones 7-9
    • EXPOSURES:  part shade, sun
    • SIZE: 6-8'+
    • BLOOMING SEASON: Mar-May
    • SHIPPING SIZE:  1/2 gallon container.  24-30" plant.

    "International Camellia Journal, 2015, p.120; European Reg. No. 114. Originated, registered and propagated by António Assunção, Rua Bela Vista no 156, Candoso St. Tiago, Guimarães, Portugal. First raised seven years ago, first flowered in 2011. Female parent C. japonica ‘Villar D’Allen’, male parent C. japonica ‘Angelina Vieira’. Propagated by graft. Grown outdoors, the growth rate is medium and the growth style is upright and dense. It flowers late season with a short flowering period. Flowers are purple, formal double, imbricated, 70-80 mm, with 30 to 36 petals. Buds oval. Leaves 90 x 50 mm, light green, curled and serrated. Flower shatters on falling. This cultivar was dedicated to Maria Alexandrina, a friend and lover of camellias. The name was chosen by herself. Jorge Garrido, 2014. Portuguese Camellias-History & Beauty. p.159. "

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