What Zone Do Camellias Grow In. In my zone 4-5 Montana garden I have cultivated this little guy in a pot in my greenhouse along with a potted fig Ficus carica Zones 8 10 and a potted Meyer. This is somewhat of a new found love for me.
As of yet I dont believe there has been any varieties considered to be cold hardy to zone 5. Learn more about these hardy camellia plants below. The cold-hardy varieties developed by Drs.
Even cold-hardy camellias are iffy in winters much colder than that.
But even in Zones 6A or lower careful siting and a few warm winters in the early years may make camellias possible. Even cold-hardy camellias are iffy in winters much colder than that. Camellias are more of a warm-climate bush so I wasnt able to grow them when I lived in Toronto although I was always jealous of people who could. Ackerman Parks and Clifford the Winter Series and a few others and Camellia Forest Nursery April Series allow people in Zone 6 to plant camellias in the ground but I have not seen any that is officially advertised for Zone 5.