Camellia Ballet Queen

Name: Camellia Ballet Queen
Brand: The Plant Company
SKU: 10877f
Price: 32.44 NZD
Availability: InStock

Camellia Ballet Queen produces showy, bright pink, peony-like flowers from spring through summer. These provide elegance to the semi-glossy, green leaves as it grows to 2.5 m tall and the same wide. Camellia Ballet Queen is commonly grown as specimen, clipped into a hedge, added to a mixed planting, used in cottage gardens, planted around outdoor living areas, or used as a backdrop for smaller plants.

Suited to regions:	Subtropical, Temperate
Plant type:	Shrubs
Height:	2.50 m
Spread:	2.50 m
Flowering time:	Spring, Summer
Tolerances:
Garden uses:	Containers, Hedging, Living areas, Parks, Pool areas, Screening, Specimen
Garden styles:	Backyard, City & Courtyard, Cottage, Formal, Frontyard, Japanese, Modern
Easy to grow?	Yes
Maintenance requirements	Low
Growth rate	Medium
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Sku	10877

What are the garden uses for Camellia Ballet Queen in NZ?

Camellia Ballet Queen is a much-loved shrub in NZ gardens. It is most commonly grown as specimen, clipped into a hedge, added to a mixed planting, or used as a backdrop for smaller plants. It is a great complement to a modern or cottage garden, bringing both colour and elegance to a space. It is the gorgeous foliage and flowers of this plant that makes Camellia Ballet Queen an excellent choice for a NZ garden.

What does the Ballet Queen Camellia plant need to grow well?

The Ballet Queen Camellia plant performs best when grown in full sun on a well-drained soil that is slightly acidic. It is tolerant of frost once established as well as cool, and humid climates. Wind protection is important to ensure branches are not snapped and to allow it to flower prolifically.

What colour is the Camellia Ballet Queen flower?

The Camellia Ballet Queen flower colour is bright pink. These are produced from late winter through into spring.

What height and size does the Camellia Ballet Queen shrub grow to?

The Camellia Ballet Queen shrub grows to a height of about 2.5 metres and the same wide. A shrub of this size can be trimmed as necessary which not only contains growth but also makes the plant bushier and can stimulate increased flowering. Any trimming is best undertaken after flowering.