Camellia japonica 'April Dawn' ( Macore ) Camellia japonica 'Lemon Glow' is a rare yellow. ( Macore ) Camellia sasanqua 'Yume' is a small, fall-blooming plant that is ideal for a patio container.

Ehrhart won the “best small bloom” prize for his pink-edged yellow camellia “Senritsu Ko” at a show in Napa earlier this month. “It’s a real eye-catcher,” he says.

Camellia reticulata: Reticulatas came to the U.S. in the 1940s. They have the largest of all camellia flowers and can be crossed with japonicas. Camellia sinensis: Sinensis is the common tea plant.

The sasanquas are budding; time to remember which cupboard you put the blankets in last year. While the bigger-flowered Camellia japonica blooms as winter shivers its way toward spring, the ...