Camellia reticulata x fraterna 'Crimson Candles' 25/5 Restock lean sand and excellent drainage

lean sand and excellent drainage

spicy scent when crushed

sunny border

over the edge of a raised bed

Camellia reticulata x fraterna 'Crimson Candles' 25/5 Restock lean sand and excellent drainageThere is a quiet poetry in a camellia's defiance of the cold, a flowering that comes not in spring's abundance but in the leanest stretch of the year. Few cultivars speak that winter sonnet as clearly as Camellia 'Crimson Candles', a hybrid of Camellia reticulata and Camellia fraterna. The cross came from the careful hands of Dr. Clifford Parks of Camellia Forest Nursery, a pivotal figure in American camellia breeding with deep ties to research at the