Landscape Uses
Camellia is spectacular when in bloom, bearing profusions of flowers.  The low-growing varieties make effective ground cover in shady places and on steep hillsides where mowing is difficult.  Single plants make engaging focal points planted in lawns where they have room to assume their natural shape.

Propagation
Cuttings

Special Notes
If it is necessary to prune, do it in the spring before the buds develop.

Fun Facts
This shrub was named for Father Georg Josef Kamel, a Moravian Jesuit Priest who wrote about plants he found in the Philippines.  He published his work in 1704 under his latinized name, Camellus.