Camellias

Camellia sasanqua 'Paradise Belinda'
1995
Vigorous, open and upright.
Flowers: 11cm across, flat semi-double with broad, bright pink petals of strong texture, with wavy edges and slight white marking down the centre in some blooms and a flaring scatter of stamens, some of which have a small petaloid tip.
Early to late.
Foliage: 7.5 x 4cm, dark green, glossy.
The largest and most attractive of the many Paradise sasanquas. It flowers regularly and spectacularly, with blooms that are remarkably weather-resistant.