Camellia hongkongensis (Hong Kong Camellia) is a small evergreen tree that grows up to 30 feet (9 m) tall. Its young branches are reddish…
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Camellia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. They are found in eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalayas east to Japan and Indonesia. There are 100–300 described species, with some controversy over the exact number. There are also around 3,000 hybrids. The genus was named by Linnaeus after the Jesuit botanist Georg Joseph Kamel, who worked in the Philippines and described a species of Camellia.
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Camellia reticulata (Yunnan Camellia) is a loosely branched shrub or small tree that grows up to 50 feet (15 m) tall. Leaves are elliptic…
Camellia saluenensis is a beautiful medium to large shrub that grows up to 10 feet (3 m) tall. Flowers are produced singly or in pairs…
Camellia sasanqua (Sasanqua Camellia) is an evergreen shrub that grows up to 16.4 feet (5 m) tall. Leaves are broadly elliptic with finely…
Camellia nitidissima (Yellow Camellia) is a shrub or small tree that grows up to 16.4 feet (5 m) tall. The leathery, elongated, oval…
Camellia japonica (Japanese Camellia) is a flowering tree or shrub that usually grows up to 20 feet (6 m) but occasionally up to 36 feet …