Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’

Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ features glowing, medium-sized anemone-shaped flowers in a deep-red color with a slight fragrance. It has a strong, bushy, and narrow-growing habit, producing flowers from early winter to late spring. The growth habit of Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ is upright, with dark-green leaves that are typically 9cm long by 4cm wide. The flowers are usually 8 to 9cm wide by 3.5cm deep, with 15 petals and 140 to 200 petaloids, occasionally featuring anthers. Camellia japonica is evergreen and native to mainland China, Taiwan, southern Korea, and southwestern Japan. Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ was produced by Neville Haydon in Auckland, New Zealand and first flowered in 1984.