Camellia 'Tama Ikari' is a japonica type that we like, due to the fact that the flowers don't cling on after blooming, unlike many of the old fashioned varieties. A light shaking is all that is needed to knock the spent flowers off. This plant doesn't flower heavily for us in the garden, since it gets quite a bit of afternoon shade. For heaviest bud set, plant C. japonica in a sunnier location. Camellia x. williamsii types flower better in shaded conditions which many Northwest gardens have.