White by the Gate Camellia
Camellia japonica ‘White by the Gate’ · a white formal-double Japanese camellia
A classic Japanese camellia with pure white, formal double flowers against dark, glossy leaves over a long winter-to-spring season, bright in a shady corner. Site it out of cold, drying winter wind, which browns buds and flowers, in acid soil that drains well.
- Mature size
- 10 × 7 ft
- 3 × 2.1 m, tall × wide
- Hardiness
- Zones 7a–9b
- USDA
- Sun
- Part sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to moist
- Blooms
- Jan–Mar
White by the Gate Camellia at its mature size
A mature White by the Gate Camellia grows 6 to 12 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide, taller than most people.
Drawn to scale beside a 5 ft 9 in person. With VeraScape, you see it at this size in your own yard.
Typical mature size, unpruned. Sources: NC State Extension, Clemson Extension.
Through the year
What White by the Gate Camellia looks like month by month in a typical zone 6–7 garden.
In flower · Jan–Mar
Pure white formal double flowers among dark glossy leaves.
In leaf · Apr–Dec
Glossy dark green leaves, no flowers.
Growing White by the Gate Camellia
- Grows well in
- The Southeast, the Pacific Northwest, and California.
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Good for
- Privacy screen, hedge, shade garden, deer resistant, and winter interest
- Leaves
- Evergreen
- Native to
- China, Japan, and Korea
Spacing for a hedge
VeraScape spaces plants so their grown canopies just touch. For White by the Gate Camellia, that’s about 7 ft apart, center to center.
Place a row in your own yard and VeraScape spaces them at their mature width, so you can see whether they’ll crowd the walk.
See White by the Gate Camellia in your yard before you dig
Visualize it at its true size, alongside the rest of your design.
Other camellias
Kramer's Supreme Camellia
Pink Perfection CamelliaWhite by the Gate Camellia
Winter's Snowman CamelliaAll drawn to the same scale.