Unryu "Zig Zag" Camellia
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Unryu "Zig Zag" Camellia

Unryu "Zig Zag" Camellia

$136.00
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  • Young, affordable starter plant
  • May need to be transplanted into 3 gallon pot for more nurturing before planting into landscape
  • Healthy, mature plant
  • Ready to immediately be planted into landscape
  • Large healthy plant
  • Ready to immediately be planted into landscape

Camellia japonica "Unryu"


The word ‘Unryu’ in Japanese can be translated as “Dragon In the Clouds”. How one word can pack so much into it is remarkable, and while this phrase might be a weird name for a camellia, think again. Unryu is named for the way this camellia’s stems contort and twist at 45-degree angles, unlike any other camellia; really unlike most plants. It is this quality—the manner in which the stems zig and zag—like Smaug from the mists of the Lonely Mountain—that makes Unryu a worthy addition to any plant collection. Unryu is frost hardy in zone 6 and boasts pink flowers with yellow centers in late winter.

 

Be sure to use a well drained soil medium when planting any Camellia as they prefer less watering than you might think. In NC our soil is clay so we prefer to use pine bark soil conditioner when planting Camellia, Rhododendron, Mountain Laurel, and Azalea.

Drought Tolerant
Evergreen
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Mature Height: 8'
Mature Width: 5'
Flower Season: spring
Sun: full shade to part sun
Hardiness Zone: 7 to 9
This plant is suitable for the low temperates below:
Temp (F)
Zone
Temp (C)
0 to 10
7
-17.8 to -12.2
10 to 20
8
-12.2 to -6.7
20 to 30
9
-6.7 to -1.1

Be sure to use a well drained soil medium when planting any Camellia as they prefer less watering than you might think. In NC our soil is clay so we prefer to use pine bark soil conditioner when planting Camellia, Rhododendron, Mountain Laurel, and Azalea.

Unryu "Zig Zag" Camellia goes well with:
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