Camellia Just Chill Double Mauve
Best evergreen shrub for gardeners seeking vibrant winter color.
The Camellia Just Chill™ Double Mauve is an evergreen shrub that offers year-round beauty and vibrant blooms. This variety produces elegant, semidouble flowers in a vivid pink-mauve hue, blooming prolifically from mid-fall through winter when other plants are dormant. Its handsome, glossy dark green foliage provides continuous visual interest. With an open, upright habit, it's ideal for specimen planting, borders, or informal hedges. This easy-care shrub thrives in full sun to part shade and prefers moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil, making it a versatile and low-maintenance addition to any landscape.
$24.95
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Category Rank
866
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#866 in Bushes & Shrubs
Price vs Category Average
-37%
Below average
Mature Height
8
/ feet
Who it's for
- Homeowners needing consistent year-round garden structure
- Northern gardeners seeking reliable winter-hardy evergreen shrubs
- Landscape designers wanting sophisticated late-season floral color
Who should skip it
- Gardeners with heavy clay or alkaline soil conditions
- Busy hobbyists preferring low-maintenance, pest-resistant plants
- Impatient landscapers looking for rapid growth and immediate impact
Performance breakdown
Off-Season Bloom Power
Provides vibrant color when the rest of the garden is dormant.
Foliage Aesthetic
Glossy, deep green leaves maintain visual interest throughout the entire year.
Maintenance Effort
A low-fuss shrub that thrives with minimal intervention once established.
Landscape Versatility
Adapts perfectly to hedges, borders, or as a standalone specimen plant.
Environmental Resilience
Strong heat tolerance and deer resistance simplify long-term garden management.
Growth Predictability
Slow, upright habit ensures the plant stays within its intended footprint.
Key Specs
Mature Height
8 feet
Mature Width
5 feet
Growth Rate
Slow
Bloom Season
Fall, Winter
Foliage Type
Evergreen
Watering Needs
Moderate
Soil Type Preference
Well-Drained, Acidic
Deer Resistant
Yes
Features
- Vivid pink-mauve semidouble blooms
- Blooms from mid-fall into winter
- Glossy dark green evergreen foliage
- Deer resistant and heat tolerant
- Versatile for borders, hedges, and specimens
- Easy to grow and maintain
- Upright growth habit
What customers say
Gardeners consistently praise the exceptional quality and reliable performance of the Just Chill Double Mauve camellia. The plant arrives healthy and establishes quickly, demonstrating impressive hardiness even in challenging zones. Customers frequently highlight the stunning, vibrant double mauve blooms as a major aesthetic draw, confirming the superior design. This camellia offers remarkable ease of maintenance, delivering high impact color with minimal effort, solidifying its reputation as a trustworthy, high value choice for reliable garden beauty.
Know before you buy
This camellia is a late-season bloomer, typically producing its vivid pink-mauve flowers from mid-fall through the winter months. It provides welcome color when most other garden plants have gone dormant.
Yes, this variety is specifically noted for its heat tolerance. It is well-suited for USDA hardiness zones 7 through 9, where it can handle warmer climates while maintaining its evergreen foliage.
Since this shrub reaches a mature width of 5 feet, you should space them approximately 4 to 5 feet apart on center to allow for proper air circulation and growth. This will result in a dense, upright hedge over time.
Like most camellias, this variety prefers moist, well-drained, and slightly acidic soil. If your native soil is highly alkaline, you may need to amend it with organic matter or use acid-loving plant fertilizers to keep the foliage healthy and green.
Yes, the Just Chill Double Mauve is container-friendly. Ensure you use a large pot with adequate drainage holes and a high-quality, acidic potting mix to support its growth.
While no plant is completely deer-proof, this camellia is considered deer resistant. It is generally not a preferred food source for deer, making it a safer choice for landscapes where browsing animals are a concern.
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