Taylor’s Perfection Camellia Hybrid
Camellia williamsii ‘Taylors Pink Perfection’
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 7a-10b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Shrub
Species: Hybrid (Late Winter, Spring blooming)
Height at Maturity: 8-12′ depending on pruning
Width at Maturity: 5-8′ depending on pruning
Spacing: 5′ for solid hedges; 12’+ for space between plants
Flower Color: Soft Pink
Flower Size: 3- 4″
Flowering Period: Late Winter, Early Spring
Flower Type: Semi-Double / Double
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Dark Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: No
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade or Filtered Sun, All Day Filtered Sun
Water Needs: Average, Lower when established
Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist
Soil pH: 5.0 – 6.5 (Acid)
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer – more info, Drought (when established), Heat, Humidity
Intolerances: Direct Afternoon Sun, Constantly Soggy Soil
Description
Taylor’s Perfection is a splendid Williamsii hybrid Camellia producing a profusion of exquisite, large, semi-double flowers with soft pink petals sometimes outlined in a darker pink that surround occasional pink petaloids and yellow anthers with cream filaments. The beautiful flowers stand out nicely in contrast against a background of dark green leathery leaves.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 8 to 12 feet tall and 5 to 8 feet wide depending on pruning, Taylors Perfection Camellia can be grown as a large shrub or small tree. As a shrub it is ideal for use as a specimen, in groupings or as a hedge or background plant in landscape borders and is especially nice as a corner plant or espalier (trained to grow flat against a wall) in home foundation plantings. As the plant grows taller, lower branches can be removed to form a highly attractive small tree that serves well as a colorful focal point specimen in landscape borders and home foundation plantings. A fine addition to camellia gardens, pink theme gardens, cottage gardens, cut flower gardens, and in woodland borders. Also suitable for containers that can be brought indoors during winter by those who garden above USDA Zone 7a, where this variety is not reliably winter hardy. Find Your Zone
Suggested Spacing: 5 feet apart for solid hedge; 12 feet or more apart for space between plants
Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7a, where this Camellia variety is not reliably 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.
Growing Preferences
Camellia adapt well to various soil types however prefer a moist but well-drained acidic soil that is rich in organic matter. Constantly soggy soil is a slow killer. In general, Camellia grows and blooms better in partial shade with some shelter from the hot afternoon sun. Morning sun with afternoon shade or filtered sunlight is perfect. All-day filtered sun is fine.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Camellias.
Planting Camellias
Pruning Camellias
How To Fertilize & Water Camellias
How To Espalier Plants & Trees
*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.
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This is one of the most stunning Camellias I have. The blooms make you stop & go Oh! Wow! The branches fan out like a fountain! If Wilson Brothers is ever out of stock, definitely put in ur email to be notified! I never thought I would be able to purchase Taylors Perfection again, looked hi and lo, and then one day more than a year later, Wilson Brothers was able to procure them and the email notified me. It made my day so I bought 2 more! Plants arrived beautifully packaged and were the utmost quality!!———————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Beautiful plant. I was so pleasantly surprised when I unpacked my order. Plant was awesome!!!! Packaged very well; arrived very promptly. Will order again. —————- WBG Reply: Hi Ruth – Thanks for the review of the Taylor’s Perfection Camellia and for the compliments! It makes everything we do even more worth the while. Hope you enjoy it for years to come. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with. – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens























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