Camellia japonica 'Kujaku Tsubaki' Low Stock semi-double to loose peony form

semi-double to loose peony form

borealis pushes the boundary north

Chelone lyonii grows wild along streambanks and seeps in the high southern Appalachians

with a catalpa

Often treated as a low form of the eastern bluestar

Camellia japonica 'Kujaku Tsubaki' Low Stock semi-double to loose peony formThe name means peacock camellia, and the vanity here is all in the foliage. Long, narrow leaves with peculiar fishtailed tips drape from the branches in a pronounced weeping habit, more willow than camellia, more Japanese woodblock print than Southern border. This is not the camellia a grandmother grew. Most japonica cultivars spend their lives chasing the perfect bloom. 'Kujaku Tsubaki' went a different way. Originating in Mikawa, in Aichi