Camellia japonica 'Governor Mouton'
Object Details
- Description
- This antique camellia cultivar is believed to be a “lost label plant” dating back to the 1800s. It grew in the Louisiana garden of Governor Alexandre Mouton, and entered cultivation under that name from there.
- Hardiness
- -10 - 30 F
- Bloom Time
- February
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- cultivated
- Topic
- Display Gardens
- Living Collections
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
- On Display
- Enid A. Haupt Garden
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2022-0494A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- Camellia cultivar
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Asteranae
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Theaceae
- Genus
- Camellia
- Species
- japonica
- Life Form
- Evergreen shrub/sub-shrub
- Bloom Characteristics
- Irregularlly doubled flowers are red with white splotches. Flowers are 3-4.1" (7.6-10.5 cm) across.
- Foliage Characteristics
- Alternate, simple, glossy, dark green leaves are twisted with serrate margines. Leaves are 3" (7.5 cm) across.
- Plant Size
- 12-15' tall x 8-10' wide (3.7-4.6 x 2.4-3 meters)
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2022-0494A
