Dr. J.C. Raulston Camellia Japonica – 7 Gallon Pot

Attracts:  Visual Attention

Description     

Rare and hard-to-find these days, the Dr. J.C. Raulston Camellia Japonica features spectacular anemone form flowers with showy, brilliant bright red ruffled petals surrounding bright yellow stamens at the center. The 4-inch diameter flowers appear in late winter and early spring sitting atop the lustrous dark green foliage. Dr. J.C. Raulston Camellia is perfect choice for enthusiasts who wish to add the next jewel to their Camellia collection.

This wonderful Camellia was named after the late, great Dr. J.C. Raulston, the first director of the North Carolina State University Arboretum in 1975. His peers described J.C. as “a generous spirited giant among horticulturists” and “a selfless advocate for broadening and improving plant selection.” “Plan and plant for a better world” was J.C.’s mantra as he collected, propagated, freely distributed, and promoted every single woody plant he could find, cajole, or borrow to create an abundance of new and diverse plants for the nursery industry. After Dr. Raulston’s passing in 1996, the University named the arboretum in his honor. The 10.5-acre arboretum serves as an educational resource for the university and its community. Today, thanks to Dr. Raulston, the arboretum is recognized as one of the premier arboretums in the country with a plant collection unequaled in the southeast.

Note:  For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7a, where this Camellia is not winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

*Espalier (pronounced: ih-spal-yay) …an ornamental shrub or tree that has been trained to grow flat against a wall, fence, or other vertical, flat surface.