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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’ turns every newly opened flower into a small revelation, because one crown may display cream-white, soft pink, deeper rose and cherry red. Rich double form intensifies those transitions, creating a living mosaic that never repeats itself exactly. Against glossy dark foliage, even the palest tones gain depth and theatrical clarity, making the whole plant feel animated from bud to fully opened bloom.

As a prominent camellia in a sheltered position, it rewards close inspection while also filling the longer view with colour. Its dense upright crown keeps the multicoloured display beautifully composed and remains a stately evergreen presence after the flowering season has passed.

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

Side elevation: Indicative natural silhouette; verified mature size 1.5–2.5 m high × 1.5–2.5 m wide.

Form through time

Seasonal cycle

EvergreenWoody shrubSeasonal floweringcompact winter crown

Main flowering periodFlowers are distributed over the mature woody framework while the evergreen crown remains visible.

After floweringFlowers recede and the same crown continues as a dense leafy mass with new growth.

The seasonal cycle of Side elevation of the mature form of Camellia japonica ‘Festival’ is evergreen; its major seasonal change is the presence or absence of the main flower display.

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

History & originCultivar originA name from a 1970 California catalogue, before the trade later added the word “Winter”.

The first clear trail leads to Kramer Bros. Nursery in Upland, California. Its 1970 catalogue introduced ‘Festival’ as a vigorous, compact, upright camellia with medium to large formal-double flowers in blush-pink tones.

The same cultivar later circulated widely as ‘Winter Festival’. The added word helped signal winter bloom, but it did not create a second plant: the RHS now accepts ‘Festival’ and links ‘Winter Festival’ as a synonym.

The 1970 catalogue preserves the nursery, introduction period and description, but not parents, a particular cross or a first-flowering date. Its story remains simple and exact: from the Californian name ‘Festival’ to the clarification of its modern identity.

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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