Black Tie Camellia

The Black Tie Camellia is a perfect, formal camellia with large, open blooms of neat overlapping petals. The color is a perfect true red, free of either pink or purple overtones. This evergreen bush has very attractive glossy, dark-green leaves and grows up to 12 feet tall in time, with a broad, dense form ideal for screening or hedges. It blooms for week after week from late summer into early spring, and the blooms open in succession, smothering this plant in their hundreds. Although acid soil conditions are necessary in the garden, it can be grown very successfully as a pot plant too, in any garden and in any zone.

• Superb true-red formal blossoms
• Large bloom with neat, overlapping petals
• Handsome broad, upright evergreen bush
• Suitable for gardens and pot growing
• Requires acid soil conditions

the Black Tie Camellia will grow best in partial shade, with morning sun and protection from the hot afternoon sun. It will grow on the north side of your home, or in open dappled shade beneath deciduous trees. The soil should be rich and moist, with good drainage and it should have a pH value of no more than 6.5. If you don’t have suitable soil, grow it in a large pot or planter box. Potted trees can be grown indoors in a cool, bright place when the temperatures are below 40 degrees, so this plant can be grown anywhere in the country.