Camellia ‘Transtasman’ produces masses of single, white to pale-pink flowers that bloom in winter and spring, opening from pink-red buds. The flowers are slightly fragrant and usually measure 4cm wide by 2cm deep, with six petals. Camellia ‘Transtasman’ has an upright growth habit with glossy, green leaves that are typically 4.5cm long by 1.8cm wide. Camellia ‘Transtasman’ is evergreen, not native to New Zealand, and a hybrid between Camellia pitardii and Camellia transnokoensis. Camellia ‘Transtasman’ was produced by Ray Garnett in Beaumaris, Victoria, Australia and first flowered in 1987.