'Kanjiro' would be a great choice, beautiful pink-red bloom that is so pretty in its simplicity that I have seen it used as the subject of greeting cards. Very much preferred by hybridizers because it has everything ... excellent bloom, beautiful foliage, handsome habit, vigorous growth, very floriferous and fragrant! I wish for more myself. You don't find them in retail nurseries very often, and am glad to see someone has them.

thanks, forrest
guess i'll pick one up this week.
nice to hear it has that many good qualities, especially "very floriferous and fragrant".

Home Depot carried Kanjiro last year. I bought a 1 gallon for under seven dollars. I also saw it several other places. It is worth having of course. But I would wait til they get more in and maybe get something more difficult to find, albeit camellias or other plants.

I have Kanjiro that I got from Home Depot like Bumblebeez. Mine was also a one gallon that I planted on December 22, 2001. It was 2'6" then and is 7'6" now. I have it located in sun most of the day with little to no supplemental water. The flowers are pretty big and just gorgeous. I have never checked for fragrance, but will now! Couldn't go wrong in my opinion.