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Camellia (pronounced / k ə ˈ m ɛ l i ə / [2] or / k ə ˈ m iː l i ə / [3]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. [1] They are found in tropical and subtropical areas in eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalayas east to Japan and Indonesia.
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
Georgia O'Keeffe, Red Canna, 1919, High Museum of Art, Atlanta Painted in oil on a 13 in × 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (33.0 cm × 24.1 cm) board, the red canna lily framed by green and dark yellow background colors at the top and right of the painting and dark blue at the bottom and left. [ 9 ]
It is a small tree or an evergreen shrub, and grows up to 4 meters tall. The plant tends to grow bright red flowers that can be found in clusters of 1 to 5 and of a size of 9-10cm in diameter. [7] Camellia azalea is a Critically Endangered species. [8]
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 ...
Georgia O'Keeffe, Untitled, vase of flowers, watercolor on paper, 17 + 3 ⁄ 4 in × 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (45.1 cm × 29.2 cm), between 1903 and 1905. O'Keeffe experimented with depicting flowers in her high school art class. Her teacher explained how important it was to examine the flower before drawing it.
Helichrysum sanguineum Kostel is not to be mistaken for Helichrysum sanguineum Boiss. = Gnaphalium sanguineum L., which is known in English as sowbread [3] or cyclamen.. In Arabic, the flower is known as "دم المسيح" (dam al-Massiah), meaning "blood of the Messiah"/"blood of Christ".
Camellia sasanqua, with common name sasanqua camellia, [1] is a species of Camellia native to southern Japan (Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands and Shikoku). [1] It is usually found growing up to an altitude of 900 m (3,000 ft).