From the famous Nuccio's nursery in California, ‘Nuccio's Cameo’ is one of the finest formal camellias you can grow: perfectly spiraled, coral-rose-pink double flowers produced steadily from midwinter into spring.

It asks for the japonica basics — morning sun or bright shade, afternoon protection, acidic well-drained soil — and repays them with flowers that look almost sculpted. Plant it where the blooms can be seen up close: an entry bed, a courtyard, or beside a path.