Camellia japonica 'Kujaku Tsubaki' Low Stock Chelone lyonii grows wild along

Chelone lyonii grows wild along streambanks and seeps in the high southern Appalachians

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Camellia japonica 'Kujaku Tsubaki' Low Stock Chelone lyonii grows wild alongThe name means peacock camellia, and the vanity here is all in the foliage. Long, narrow leaves with peculiar fishtailed tips drape from the branches in a pronounced weeping habit, more willow than camellia, more Japanese woodblock print than Southern border. This is not the camellia a grandmother grew. Most japonica cultivars spend their lives chasing the perfect bloom. 'Kujaku Tsubaki' went a different way. Originating in Mikawa, in Aichi