Adeyaka, which in Japanese Means “Fascinating,” and that is very accurate. This fascinating Camellia has a heavy bud-set which opens into a small to medium, currant red flowers. The blooms are bell shape like a hibiscus and appear in mid-season. This upright, dense plant with narrow, dark green leaves first bloomed in 1968 and was introduced by Dr. Parks.
Adolphe Audusson is a famous French Camellia released in 1877 by Henri Guichard. The large semi-double flowers are dark red with large white splotches, and the foliage is a hardy dark green. This vigorous, compact Camellia has been a favorite for over a century.
Afternoon Delight has a small single pink-red flower with a cast of purple. Don’t let the single blooms fool you. There is a flower at almost every leaf terminal, creating an almost hollyhock look. This upright, vigorous grower makes a very colorful screen.
Agnes O. Soloman has a dense upright habit with a small to medium, loose, semi-double rose-pink flowers appearing early in the fall. Make an excellent hedge.
Altheaiflora has a strong, upright, but slightly weeping habit with dark green leaves. The large Carmine red peony flowers appear in midseason. It makes an excellent specimen.
Anne Mcculloch Hill has an intense orchid pink, loose semi-double, or rose form flower on an excellent shrub. This hybrid is a medium grower with a heavy bud set, and the large, showy flowers outperform a true sasanqua. Another great introduction from Dr. Parks
Autumn Mist has an upright habit with slightly weeping branches causing a cascading effect. It has beautiful, huge flowers with very large petals of flushed white, shading to pink on edge. Blooms fall and spring.
Autumn Pink Icicle is a dense upright grower with narrow dark green foliage and a heavy bud set. The deep pink medium-sized semi-double blooms appear early season and last through mid-season.
Autumn Sunrise is a fast upright grower. This full Camellia produces a fragrant, single, white flowers with a deep pink rim in early fall and is tested to zone 6A
Ruby has the dense semi-dwarf nature of ‘Shi-Shi-Gashira’ but a softer appearance in the landscape. Blooms heavily throughout fall. Small Christmas red, fully double blooms decorate the deep olive green, super glossy foliage on this compact plant.
