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A bud of a Japanese camellia. Camellia japonica is a flowering tree or shrub, usually 1.5–6 metres (4.9–19.7 ft) tall, but occasionally up to 11 metres (36 ft) tall.. Some cultivated varieties achieve a size of 72 m 2 or
As of 2016, a number of camellia cultivars hold the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [1] Camellias are popular shrubs of medium to large size (typically 1 to 4 cubic metres (35 to 141 cu ft)), originating in China and the far east.
Camellia oil is commonly used to clean and protect the blades of cutting instruments. Camellia oil pressed from seeds of C. japonica, also called tsubaki oil or tsubaki-abura (椿油) in Japanese, has been traditionally used in Japan for hair care. [12] C. japonica plant is used to prepare traditional antiinflammatory medicines. [13]
There are many different types of Camellias but I will focus on Camellia japonica, the one most people think of when the word Camellia is mentioned. ... Camellias are long lived plants. I saw one ...
The Japanese are credited with developing ornamental varieties, such as Camellia japonica and the fall-blooming Camellia sasanqua. Those plants were cultivated in Europe and then America in the ...
Camellia japonica and its cultivars prefer slightly acidic soils pH 6–7 and are suitable for growing in hardiness zones 6–9. In their native habitat, camellias are understorey plants, and in temperate climates (e.g. Sydney), this cultivar requires semi-shade and no direct sun before 12 noon on a winter's day when flowering, as the lighter colored blooms can suffer from dew burn on the ...
Camellia × williamsii is a cultivar group of hybrid evergreen shrubs that are derived from a crossing of Camellia saluenensis with Camellia japonica. [1] It was originally bred in 1923 at Caerhays Castle in Cornwall by John Charles Williams. [2]
Stewartia pseudocamellia, also known as Korean stewartia, [2] Japanese stewartia, [3] or deciduous camellia, [4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Theaceae, native to Japan (southern Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku) and Korea.