Tri Color Camellia Japonica Starter Plant | Camellia japonica ‘Tricolor’ - 4L Starter, Evergreen Flowering Shrub

About This Plant

Tri Color Camellia Japonica (Camellia japonica ‘Tricolor’) is an evergreen flowering shrub valued for its glossy foliage and showy blooms that can be pink, white, or red, with some flowers striped or variegated. This is a vigorous young starter plant grown in a nursery tray, shipped without a pot, and intended for container growth to establish a stronger root system before permanent planting.

What You Will Receive

1 live Tri Color Camellia Japonica starter plant (Camellia japonica ‘Tricolor’). Plant is healthy and young, rooted, and shipped without a nursery pot. Secure packaging included for safe arrival.

Growing Information

• Common Name: Tri Color Camellia
• Botanical Name: Camellia japonica ‘Tricolor’
• Plant Type: Evergreen flowering shrub
• Growth Stage: Young live starter plant
• Sun Requirements: Partial shade to filtered sun; protect from intense afternoon sun
• Soil: Acidic, organically rich, moist but well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; maintain consistent moisture while establishing without waterlogging
• Mature Height: Approximately 6–10 feet
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 7–10
• Container Friendly: Yes

Care Tip: After arrival, pot the young Camellia in an appropriately sized container with acidic, well-draining soil and keep it in a protected location while it establishes. Allow approximately 6–12 months of protected container growth before permanent planting. Plants ordered November through April may arrive dormant, and flowers are not guaranteed at shipment. This cultivar can sport both variegated and solid-colored flowers on the same plant.

Live Plant Notice

Live plants naturally vary in size, shape, foliage, and appearance. Depending on the season and shipping conditions, plants may arrive dormant, leafless, pruned, bare root, or show minor shipping stress such as wilting or leaf loss.

Listing photos may show a mature plant for reference. The plant you receive may be younger or smaller depending on the size and condition stated in this listing.

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