Month: October 2014
Dan Charvet / Heartwood Nursery in Fort Bragg, CA
Dan Charvet is a camellia hybridizer working in northern California, near a small city called Fort Bragg. The climate of the area is practically frost-free, but at the same time cool and foggy because of proximity to the ocean. The nursery area is surrounded by conifer forests with Redwoods, Douglas […]
Kira-Shiro-Kantsubaki, 吉良白寒椿
C. x hiemalis ‘Kira-shiro-kantsubaki’. 吉良白寒椿. Names means “Kira’s White Winter camellia”. Released in 1960s by Kira Firm of Nishio City. Medium-compact, well-formed spreading plant with double white flowers of pretty shape. A modest but reliable seed producer. I use it in my hybridization program because of habit, good shape of […]