Camellia japonica 'Bob Hope'

Stunning semi-double, deep red flowers with ruffled petals cover this upright shrub in late winter; lustrous, oval, evergreen leaves persist all year; provide rich, acidic, moist, well-drained soil; a prized variety for milder regions

Bob Hope Camellia is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Bob Hope Camellia features showy red round flowers with yellow eyes at the ends of the branches in late winter. It has dark green evergreen foliage. The glossy pointy leaves remain dark green throughout the winter.

Bob Hope Camellia will grow to be about 10 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 2 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

Bob Hope Camellia makes a fine choice for the outdoor landscape, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. Its large size and upright habit of growth lend it for use as a solitary accent, or in a composition surrounded by smaller plants around the base and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when grown in a container, it may not perform exactly as indicated on the tag - this is to be expected. Also note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.