Camellia x williamsii 'Super Star'
Camellia



Has pure-white, semi-double flowers in spring with prominent stamens. Early to mid-spring flowering. Flowers drop cleanly and are resistant to rain damage. Upright-grower. Camellia x williamsii is a hybrid formed between Camellia japonica and Camellia saluenensis.
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Taxonomy and Etymology
Family: Theaceae, tea family, a family of flowering trees and shrubs. Most but not all species are native to China and East Asia.
Genus: Camellia, camellia (Latinised), named by Carl Linnaeus (1707 - 1778) after the botanist Georg Joseph Kamel (1661 - 1706), who worked in the Philippines and described a species of camellia. Commonly known as camellia, a genus of flowering plants native to eastern and southern Asia.
Species: Camellia x williamsii, williamsii (Latinised), named after John Charles Williams (1861 - 1939) who originally bred this hybrid species in 1923 at Caerhays Castle in Cornwall.
Cultivar: Camellia x williamsii 'Super Star'
Synonyms: Camellia x williamsii 'Superstar'
Common Name: Camellia
Description and Features
Description: Has pure-white, semi-double flowers in spring with prominent stamens. Early to mid-spring flowering. Flowers drop cleanly and are resistant to rain damage. Upright-grower. Camellia x williamsii is a hybrid formed between Camellia japonica and Camellia saluenensis.
Height: 3m
Width: 2m
Uses: Hedging and screening, Attracts bees
Winter Foliage: Evergreen
Origin: Exotic
Foliage:
Summer: Green
Autumn: Green
Winter: Green
Spring: Green
Flowers:
Summer: None
Autumn: None
Winter: None
Spring: White