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Camellia japonica 'Drama Girl' | Drama Girl Camellia

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DESCRIPTION
Camellia japonica ‘Drama Girl’ is an evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves that set the stage for abundant semi-double flowers. Each blossom opens in deep salmon-rose to rose-pink tones, often streaked with softer pink highlights and centered with golden stamens. The blooms can reach up to about 6.5 inches across and appear from mid-winter through early to mid-spring, creating months of floral presence in a partially shaded garden.

‘Drama Girl’s’ upright, somewhat open habit combined with pendulous branches gives it subtle movement, while the heavy blooms may bend stems slightly under their weight. The glossy evergreen foliage and a long bloom period make it a good choice for sheltered shrub borders, woodland settings, or a specimen near walkways where its large flowers can be easily enjoyed.

DESCRIPTION
Camellia japonica ‘Drama Girl’ is an evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves that set the stage for abundant semi-double flowers. Each blossom opens in deep salmon-rose to rose-pink tones, often streaked with softer pink highlights and centered with golden stamens. The blooms can reach up to about 6.5 inches across and appear from mid-winter through early to mid-spring, creating months of floral presence in a partially shaded garden.

‘Drama Girl’s’ upright, somewhat open habit combined with pendulous branches gives it subtle movement, while the heavy blooms may bend stems slightly under their weight. The glossy evergreen foliage and a long bloom period make it a good choice for sheltered shrub borders, woodland settings, or a specimen near walkways where its large flowers can be easily enjoyed.

  • Family: Theaceae
    Height: 4 to 12 ft
    Width: 6 to 10 ft
    Foliage color: Glossy, dark-green evergreen leaves
    Flower color: Salmon-rose to rose-pink, often with soft pink streaking
    Bloom time: Late winter through early to mid spring
    Light requirements: Morning sun to part shade or filtered sun
    Water requirements: Regular moisture
    Maintenance: Low to moderate — prune lightly after flowering to shape, and thin branches
    Growing zone: USDA zones 7a to 9b
    Wildlife attractors: Early-season flowers may provide pollen/nectar for pollinators; evergreen foliage offers shelter for birds and small wildlife

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  • Works Well In:
    ‍ ‍ ● Foundation Plantings
    ‍ ‍ ● Specimen Plants
    ‍ ‍ ● Woodland Gardens
    ‍ ‍ ● Shade Gardens

    Companion Plants:
         Sweet box         Bleeding heart
         Pieris                 Foam flower
         Lungwort           Ajuga

    Design Tip:
    Oversized flowers like these can turn a quiet, shady corner into one of the garden’s most memorable spring moments. Position this camellia where its blooms are easy to admire, then keep neighboring plants simpler and lower so they complement rather than compete.