Camellia japonica 'Dahlonega'
Object Details
- Description
- This late-blooming camellia has flowers that are the closest to yellow of any C. japonica. Its name means “gold” in Cherokee.
- Hardiness
- 0 - 30 F
- Bloom Time
- April
- 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
- 2022-0547A
- 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
- Double flowers have over 85 petals, age in color from white to pale yellow, and stay in bloom for several weeks. Flowers are 2.5-4" (6.4-10.2 cm) across.
- Foliage Characteristics
- Alternate, simple, glossy, dark green foliage is obovate with serrate margines. Leaves are 4.25" (10.8 cm) long.
- Plant Size
- 6-10' tall x 6-8' wide (1.8-3 x 1.8-2.4 meters)
- Structure
- Upright
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2022-0547A