The purple flower colour of this unusual camellia is dependent on the soil type.
An acidic soil will create the unusual shade of purple and also the purple appears when the plant grows in shale or clay soils.
Usually this camellia produces semi double blooms that are bright coral pink initially, and gradually fade to violet as they age.
An alkaline soil will give a red-pink shade.
The large, semi-double to anemone flowers appear from mid-winter through to late spring.
The bush has a slender, upright habit and slightly pendulous growth to approximately 2-3 metres .
