Theaceae

(Japan, China)

Flowers
White and pink, single, cup-shaped, 4-6 cm wide, fragrant, profuse, mid to late autumn.
Leaves
Elongated-elliptical or broadly elliptical, dark green on top, paler underneath, up to 8 cm long.
Demands
Full sun, sheltered, hot and continental, more frost hardy than C. japonica, but protect from frost when flowering, tolerates hard cutting.
Other
See C. japonica.
Hardiness
Zone 9