This handsome shrub has enjoyed growing in a protected spot in my Warragul garden. It likes the shade and the support of the chimney stack. The cold winters cause it to drop it's leaves but each spring it grows back quite quickly and produces bunches of purply pink flowers throughout the warmer months. 
It seems to have many names, some of which I have used in the title. And it appears there are quite a few varieties though I haven't seen any in the plant nurseries. 
I am going to try and propagate this one using tip cuttings - even though a small tip is hard to find on a plant with such large leaves and branches. 

A dark beauty in the garden. This camellia is a slow growing small camellia with dark red glossy new growth and deep red rich blooms. My favourite camellia.