Trees and Shrubs
A division of the Camden Park catalogues that is not clearly defined. In broad terms it includes all plants with woody stems except conifers and fruit trees and shrubs.
Callistemon speciosus DC.
An erect, open shrub with lance-shaped leaves, to 15cm long, and dense, bottlebrush spikes of deep red flowers, to 15cm long, from spring to autumn. To 4m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Calothamnus species unidentified
Genus of 24 species found in Western Australia. They are bushy, evergreen shrubs, from 1m to 3m in height, with crowded, narrow leaves, often hairy, and are usually found in dry scrub and open forest. Their characteristic flowers, somewhat resembling a one-sided bottle brush, are usually red, sometimes cream. Common names include ‘Net bush’ and ‘One-sided bottle brush’. [RHSE, Blomberry].
Calycanthus floridus L.
Fully hardy, bushy, spreading shrub with oval or oblong leaves to 12cm, and fragrant, dark red flowers, 5cm across and resembling a tiny water-lily with numerous strap-shaped petals, in summer. To 2.5m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Camellia japonica ‘Alba Plena’
A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. ‘Alba Plena’ is an erect shrub with light green foliage and medium, formal double white flowers, to 10cm across, the petals ‘being disposed in circles from the circumference to the centre, and lying perpendicularly flat and even one above the other.’ [ABR pl.25/1799].
Camellia Japonica ‘Alba Simplex’
A cultivar of Camellia Japonica L., ‘Alba Simplex’ is a bushy shrub bearing medium, flat, single white flowers with a few pink flecks. [RHSE, Hilliers’].
Camellia Japonica ‘Althaeflora’
A cultivar of Camellia japonica L., ‘Althaeiflora’ has large, dark red, paeony-form flowers. [Hilliers’].
Camellia japonica ‘Althea’
A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. Camden Park bred. ‘Crimson scarlet, like Hermione in form, more scarlet and not so [word undeciphered]. Pretty good.’ William Macarthur. [MP A2948-6].
Camellia japonica ‘Anemoniflora Alba’
A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. Of similar shape to ‘Anemoniflora’, which see, the flowers are white with occasional striping and spotting with pale red. The outer petals are large and spreading, the inner small, irregularly shaped and numerous in a dense mass. [ICR]. ‘A vigorous shrub; bud very large, depressed at the summit, and almost round; scales green and shining; flower very full, very large, four and a half inches in diameter, of a dazzling snow white; exterior petals large, foliaceous revolute, sometimes spotted with red at the claws, and irregularly arranged; those of the interior rows, long, erect, cut in a ligulate manner, united and compressed into a large flattened ball, in the middle of which are confounded a few sterile and almost invisible stamens.-Superb.’ [Berlèse Monography p.46/1838].
Camellia japonica ‘Anemoniflora Knightii’
A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. The outer petals of ‘Anemoniflora Knightii’ are vivid red and heart-shaped, the inner petals small, intercolated, and striped with white. The flowers are usually double but occasionally single. [ICR].
Camellia japonica ‘Anemoniflora’
A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. ‘The flowers are remarkably shewy, and resemble a double anemone. They are about three or four inches in diameter, of a deep red colour. The outer petals expand quite flat, roundish-cordate, surrounding a great number of smaller ones, regularly disposed and rising upright in the centre, each of them are roundish-cordate, and slightly marked with veins of a deeper colour. Those in the centre of the flower are of a peculiar form, being small and fleshy at the base, and broad and thin at the tip, they are compactly arranged in rows from the circumference to the centre, which is considerably elevated above the outer petals, and each is incurved towards the styles, with the edges turned outwards.’ [Don].
Camellia Japonica ‘Annette’
A cultivar of Camellia Japonica L. Camden Park cultivar, seedling 38/51. ‘Pale crimson, very double, irregular flower handsome general form. Good.’ William Macarthur. [MP A2948-6].
Camellia japonica ‘Armida’
A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. Camden Park bred, seedling number 31/50. ‘Coral coloured, very double, petals very thick substance, gradually diminishing to centre, very full round flower, very handsome.’ William Macarthur. [MP A2948-6].
Camellia japonica ‘Aspasia’
A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. Camden Park bred, 1/50. ‘Light flesh colour, with a few splashes of crimson and pink. Three rows of outer petals, large, thick and well formed; inner petals more rounded and twisted. Moderate size. Very handsome.’ William Macarthur. [MP A2948-6].
Camellia Japonica ‘Atrorubens’
A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. The flowers of ‘Atrorubens’ are small to medium, the outside petals deep crimson and heavy textured with darker veins, the centre of the flower filled with small, confused petals. [ICR]. ‘A very vigorous shrub; leaves large, ovate-lanceolate, attenuated at the superior extremity, very dentate, of a deep green, coriaceous bud of ordinary size with blackish scales; flower three inches in diameter, full, irregular, of a deep orange red, No.6; exterior petals in three rows, regularly placed, broad, imbricated, recurved and conspicuously displayed; those of the interior smaller, short, elevated, distorted, rumpled and separated from the first, forming a depressed centre; blooms with difficulty.-Superb.’ [Berlèse Monography p.83/1838].
Camellia japonica ‘Beatrice’
A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. Camden Park bred, seedling 37/51. ‘Delicate deep pink, good size, petals tolerably large and well shaped, quite double, but not perfectly regular to centre, very pretty flower.’ William Macarthur. [MP A2948-6].
