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Camellia japonica ‘Winter Festival’ Premium 15cm

Name: Camellia japonica ‘Winter Festival’ Premium 15cm
Brand: Greenleaf Garden Center
SKU: CamellWintFestiv15cm
Price: 35.0 EUR
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Evergreen flowering shrub · Theaceae · Multi-coloured double flowers

Camellia japonica ‘Winter Festival’

When everything is grey, it presses play on colour. ▶️🌸

Family: Theaceae · Pot diameter: 15 cm · Height: approximately 50 cm

Cream, pink and cherry blooms
Double flowering display
Dense upright crown
Winter to spring

Camellia japonica ‘Winter Festival’ creates a display worth returning to, with each newly opened flower adding something different. The same crown can carry full double blooms in creamy white, soft pink and deeper pink-red tones. Overlapping petals give each flower depth, while the dark glossy foliage makes the colours stand out. If you love the elegance of camellias but also enjoy an element of surprise, this variety brings the two together in one changing display.

Its dense upright crown develops a rounded fullness, giving a garden corner or prominent container a lasting presence. Against a simple wall or beside finer foliage, the varied flowers become the main feature without needing an elaborate planting scheme around them.

What makes it special

Its strength is the range of colours within one flowering season without losing an elegant overall unity.

Every flower is different

The palette moves from cream and pale pink to stronger pink-red, creating natural variation.

Double texture

Multiple rows of petals add rich volume and hold attention even on smaller blooms.

A compact evergreen base

The dense upright crown remains clean after flowering and works as a permanent structural shrub.

Why you will love it: there is no need to choose one camellia colour—the same crown provides an entire palette.

In the garden & on the balconyPlacement & plant combinationsAs a multicoloured focal point in sheltered partial shade, with a simple background and acid soil.

Planting position

Let the changing palette take the lead

Place it against a calm evergreen or dark wall where the different flowers read clearly. An east-facing aspect or high filtered light is ideal.

Do not crowd it among many strongly coloured flowering plants. Leave room for the upright crown and lower planting at the base.

Colour & compatibility

Combinations that work

The natural mix of cream, pink and cherry needs calm textures in dark green, silver or clear white. Companions should share partial shade, acid to neutral soil and even moisture.

Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Rainbow’ — quietly repeats cream and pink in lower foliage within the same acid partial shade
Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ — creates a near-black low base that intensifies the entire flower palette
Anemone nemorosa — adds fine white spring flowers without competing with the double camellia

Care at a glance

Light

Bright partial shade or morning sun, away from hot afternoon light.

Watering

Even moisture without saturation, especially in summer as buds mature.

Climate & hardiness

A hardy evergreen, although double flowers are best sheltered from frost and heavy rain.

Safety

For ornamental use, not consumption.

Detailed careComplete care guideSheltered partial shade, acid soil, even water, light feeding, post-flowering pruning and protection of double blooms.

Light

Provide morning or filtered light. Strong afternoon sun shortens the life of open flowers.

Soil

Use acid to neutral, organic and well-drained soil. Choose ericaceous compost in a container.

Watering

Maintain even moisture from spring growth through bud maturation. Avoid abrupt cycles of drought and excess.

Feeding

Ericaceous feed after flowering supports fresh shoots. Do not overfeed at the expense of buds.

Pruning

Prune only immediately after flowering and only as needed for cleaning or balance.

Flowers

Double blooms trap water between petals. Shelter from persistent rain and remove fallen flowers for a cleaner display.

Development over timeHow the multicoloured winter display buildsThe evergreen crown matures steadily and every season brings a new mix of cream, pink and cherry flowers.

Adjustment

In the first year, energy is shared between roots and fresh shoots, so flowering may be limited.

Buds

Summer moisture and mature new growth determine how many buds open in the next season.

Changing colours

The exact combination varies from flower to flower and stage to stage, creating natural movement.

Mature habit & dimensions

Maturity in 10–20 years

Height 1.5–2.5 mSpread 1.5–2.5 mDense, upright and rounded

Low branching fills an upright rounded crown, with double flowers in cream and varying pink tones.

Form through time

Seasonal cycle

Evergreen foliage

Late winter–springCream and pink double flowers open among the glossy leaves.

After floweringThe crown stays evergreen and fills with fresh green growth.

The balance of colours varies from flower to flower. Once flowering finishes, the rounded crown retains its foliage.

What to expect after planting: a gradual increase in flower numbers and a palette that never repeats in exactly the same way.

History & originCultivar originFrom Kramer Brothers Nursery in California in 1970, originally named ‘Festival’.

Its story begins in Upland, California, at Kramer Brothers Nursery. The 1970 catalogue presented it as Camellia japonica ‘Festival’: a vigorous camellia with compact upright growth and full double flowers in blush pink. The orderly overlapping petals already defined its character.

In its later commercial life it also became known as ‘Winter Festival’, the name used here. The RHS links both names to the same cultivar and describes its palette from creamy white to pink-red. The camellia from that Californian catalogue continues its journey into gardens with a winter name that suits its display.

Greenleaf for Plant NerdsScience nobody asked forBotanical details for anyone curious about what lies behind the plant’s appearance

Petaloid stamens in a double flower

The dense petal ranks are not simply extra copies of the original five petals. Part of the stamen series has been developmentally converted into petaloids, building the rosette while reducing visible pollen-bearing organs.

Colour variation within one clone

‘Festival’ can carry flowers from cream and pale pink to deeper pink-red. These differences occur within one clonal cultivar and do not mean that the plant has changed identity or contains three separate camellias.

Frequently asked questions

Six practical answers about position, watering and long-term growth.

01Why are the flowers different colours?

A variable palette is characteristic of ‘Winter Festival’ and may include cream, pale pink and deeper pink-red.

02When does it flower?

The main season runs from about February to April, shifting with local climate.

03Does it need acid soil?

Yes. Acid to neutral, humus-rich and free-draining soil is fundamental for healthy foliage.

04Can it stay in a pot?

Yes, with a deep container, ericaceous mix and even watering without waterlogging.

05Why do double flowers turn brown?

Rain, frost and prolonged moisture can remain between the many petals and leave marks.

06When should it be pruned?

As flowering ends, before the fresh shoots that carry future buds mature.

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Camellia japonica ‘Winter Festival’ Premium 15cm

Camellia japonica ‘Winter Festival’ Premium 15cm

Camellia japonica ‘Winter Festival’

What makes it special

Every flower is different

Double texture

A compact evergreen base

Let the changing palette take the lead

Combinations that work

Care at a glance

Light

Watering

Climate & hardiness

Safety

Light

Soil

Watering

Feeding

Pruning

Flowers

Adjustment

Buds

Changing colours

Mature habit & dimensions

Form through time

Petaloid stamens in a double flower

Colour variation within one clone

Frequently asked questions

Camellia japonica ‘Winter Festival’ Premium 15cm — Care & Tips

We take care of the packaging!

With specially designed boxes, we ensure that the plants will reach you intact, no matter what they encounter on the way!

All plants in 3L pots or larger are placed in individual boxes that secure the plant at the base of the pot, preventing it from tipping over.

The cardboard used for the boxes is specially made to provide resistance to potential impacts during transport.

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