Colonel Stockdale

Cotton, 1948, American Camellia Yearbook, p.50 as ‘Col. Stockdale’: This is another variable C.japonica, which blooms November to February. (Early to mid- season). It is semi-double with 4 fascicles of stamens in most flowers. Some flowers are mistaken for the ‘Tea Garden Donckelaeri’ while others are almost identical to Mrs Freeman Weiss.