| Common Name: |
Helen Bower |
| Scientific Name: |
Camellia Japonica 'Helen Bower' |
| Species: |
Japonica |
| Category: |
Shrub |
| Habit: |
Evergreen |
| Form: |
Upright, dense growth |
| Bloom Color: |
Rose red with purple shading with yellow anthers and yellow filaments |
| Bloom Size: |
Large |
| Bloom Shape: |
Rose form double to formal double |
| Bloom Season: |
M-L |
| Foliage Description: |
Light green |
| Hybridizer: |
T. W. Bower |
| Place of Origin: |
U.S. - Mobile, Alabama |
| Year of Origin: |
1964 - ACS Registration #777 - first observed in 1959 |
| Heritage: |
Sport of Japonica 'Dr. J. V. Knapp' grafted onto 'Mathotiana Variegated'' |
| Photographer: |
Bob Marcy |
| Link: |
http://camellia.iflora.cn/Cutivars/Detail?latin=Helen Bower |
| Location: |
I-4 |