Camellia Japonica ‘Betty Ridley’ (Betty Ridley Camellia Balls)
Camellia Japonica ‘Betty Ridley’ (Betty Ridley Camellia Balls)
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Camellia Japonica ‘Betty Ridley’ (Betty Ridley Camellia Balls) is an elegant evergreen camellia prized for its glossy dark green foliage and beautiful formal double flowers in a clear pink shade. Trained and clipped into a rounded ball form, it creates an attractive architectural feature that brings structure and year-round foliage to entrances, courtyards, garden beds and formal landscapes. The winter-to-spring flowering period provides a welcome display of colour when many other garden plants are less active.
With its upright growth habit, dense foliage and strong response to pruning, Camellia Japonica ‘Betty Ridley’ is a versatile choice for structured planting, screening and feature displays. It performs particularly well in part shade to shade and is well suited to planting beneath trees or in protected garden positions. The combination of evergreen foliage, attractive pink blooms and a neatly maintained ball shape makes this a sophisticated feature plant for gardeners wanting both form and seasonal colour.

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Mature height
2–4 m
Mature width
1–3 m
Spacing
1.5–2 m
Evergreen/Deciduous
Evergreen
Foliage
Glossy dark green foliage with clear pink, formal double flowers
Flowering Period & Fruit Development/Harvest
Winter to spring
Sun tolerance
Part shade to shade; morning sun is tolerated
Maintenance
Moderate; prune after flowering to maintain the rounded ball form and desired size
Root System
Fibrous, shallow and spreading root system