Camellia japonica x reticulata "Brian" prophouse Few cultivars speak that winter

Few cultivars speak that winter sonnet as clearly as Camellia 'Crimson Candles'

'Miss Ruby' is the butterfly bush that finally cracked the color barrier: a striking

and long a favorite for lighting the dim corners of a garden

where the silvery leaves and lavender-blue flowers cool a hot summer scheme

on a terrace

Camellia japonica x reticulata "Brian" prophouse Few cultivars speak that winterCamellia 'Brian' is a handsome evergreen with showy, cyclamen pink, semi double flowers carried over a faint silvery cast, opening in late winter on a compact, upright frame. As best the nursery can determine, the plant is a Camellia reticulata by Camellia japonica hybrid, drawing the larger flower and silvered sheen of the reticulata side together with the hardiness and tidy habit of the japonicas. Like most camellias, 'Brian' is at finest in semi