Goggy Camellia Japonica

Camellia japonica ‘Goggy’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 7a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Shrub

Species: Japonica (Winter, Spring blooming)

Height at Maturity: 10-12′

Width at Maturity: 6-8′
Spacing: 5′ for solid hedges; 12’+ for space between

Flower Color: White, Soft Shell-Pink

Flower Size: Large, 3-4″

Flowering Period: Late Winter, Early Spring

Flower Type: Semi-Double

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Dark Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: No

Berry Color: NA

Sun Needs: Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade or Filtered Sun, All Day Filtered Sun

Water Needs: Average, Lower when established

Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist

Soil pH: 5.0 – 6.5 (Acid)

Maintenance / Care: Low

Resistances: Deer – more info, Drought (when established), Heat, Humidity

Intolerances: Direct Afternoon Sun, Constantly Soggy Soil

Attracts: Visual Attention

Description

A wonderful variety for your collection, the ‘Goggy’ Camellia produces an abundance of large, elegant, absolutely beautiful double white flowers with soft shell-pink overtones in late winter to mid spring. As an evergreen, its lustrous dark green leaves provide year round interest in the landscape and a perfect background for the white flowers. When trained to grow as a small tree, the smooth gray bark on the trunk(s) contrast nicely with the deep green foliage.

Landscape & Garden Uses

With an upright habit of growth to about 10 to 12 feet tall and to 6 to 8 feet wide, the Goggy Camellia can be grown as a shrub or small tree. As a shrub it is ideal for use as a specimen, in groupings, or as a hedge or background plant in landscape borders and is especially nice as a corner plant or espalier (trained to grow flat against a wall) in home foundation plantings. As your camellia grows taller, lower branches can be removed to form a highly attractive small evergreen tree that serves well as a colorful focal point specimen in landscape borders and home foundation plantings. A fine addition to camellia gardens, white or pink theme gardens, Asian gardens, cottage gardens, cut flower gardens and woodland borders. Also suitable for containers that can be brought indoors during winter by those who garden above USDA Zone 7a, where this variety is not reliably winter hardy. Find Your Zone

Spacing: 5 to 6 feet apart for solid hedge; 12 feet apart for space between plants

Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7a, where this Camellia variety is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Growing Preferences

Camellia adapt well to various soil types however prefer a moist but well-drained acidic soil that is rich in organic matter. Constantly soggy soil is a slow killer. In general, Camellia grows and blooms better in partial shade with some shelter from the hot afternoon sun. Morning sun with afternoon shade or filtered sunlight is perfect. All-day filtered sun is fine.

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant, fertilize, prune and water Camellias…

Planting Camellias

Pruning Camellias

How To Fertilize & Water Camellias

How To Espalier Plants & Trees

*Espalier (pronounced: ih-spal-yay) …an ornamental shrub or tree that has been trained to grow flat against a wall, fence, or other vertical, flat surface.

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I give you the highest rating across the board for the lovely group of camellias that you delivered. They arrived in perfect condition. I planted and watered and fertilized per your instructions, and they already have new growth just a couple of weeks after planting. We are thrilled. Thank you!————————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Strange name but lovely looking camellia. Received it right before fall, so will have to wait for spring to appreciate the flowers. Love the fact it is evergreen. Plant was received in terrific shape in three gallon container. Bought it for my daughter. This is not my first purchase from Wilson Brothers. Every plant I bought is doing well. My fall bloomer is blooming. I couldn’t be happier.———————————–We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase and we hope you and your daughter enjoy them for years to come. Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂