Camellia japonica 'Sweetie Pie' is an upright, vigorous evergreen shrub, best known for its large, semi-double blooms that are white to blush pink with striking red stripes. Blooming early to midseason, it thrives in zones 7b-9, preferring partial shade and acidic, well-drained soil. It is ideal for hedges, screens, or container gardening. It exhibits a rapid, vigorous growth rate, maturing into an upright, slightly spreading form that reaches an average height of 6 to 10 feet and a width of 4 to 5 feet.