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Camellias
pegzhere_gw

Are there any camellias hardy in zone 5?

pegzhere
17 years ago

New gardener here trying to find out what flowers will work for me here in Iowa in a somewhat shady with spots of sun garden. I thought Camellias were zone 6 and up but seems from some of the posts here there might be some I can use. TIA

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