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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 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 ...
The plant was thought to have originated from a seedling selected by landscape gardener Neil Breslin of Camberwell, Victoria.Following Breslin's death in 1912, Mr. R. W. Hodgins of Hodgins Nurseries in Essendon noticed the plant in the garden and was so impressed by the beauty of the flowers that he purchased all the stock plants from his daughter, aside from the original shrub which was ...
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 .
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
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]
Camellia saluenensis is a species of Camellia native to south‑central China. [2] A large bush, it is a parent of a number of garden hybrids. 'Cornish Snow' (C. cuspidata × C. saluenensis) which flowers in midwinter, and 'Inspiration' (C. reticulata × C. saluenensis) have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit ...
The golden camellia originated 170 million years ago, and is a first-class nationally protected plant in China. [3] The golden camellia is extremely demanding on the growth environment, its genes are extremely difficult to replicate, and, once transplanted, it is known to die or genetically mutate. [3] It is also threatened by habitat loss.