The Sadaharu Oh Camellia is a striking evergreen shrub named after the legendary Japanese baseball home-run king. It is highly prized for its unique, bicolor blooms that typically feature vivid rose-red to deep pink petals edged with a crisp, variable white border. These semi-double flowers emerge in late winter to early spring, providing a bold splash of color against its dense, glossy, dark green foliage. Because of its slightly weeping or "pendulous" habit and vigorous upright growth, it serves as an excellent architectural focal point, specimen plant, or elegant privacy screen.