Japanese Red Camellia

Alabama beauty camellia sasanqua evergreen shrub with rosy red double blooms. Camellia japonica commonly called japanese camellia is an evergreen shrub that typically grows to 6 12 tall on stems clad with oval leathery glossy dark green leaves 3 4 long with finely serrated margins it is native to china and japan.

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Japanese red camellia

In japanese this flower is known as tsubaki. For example red carnations represent romantic love and yellow symbolize rejection. Camellia japonica known as common camellia japanese camellia or tsubaki in japanese is one of the best known species of the genus camellia sometimes called the rose of winter it belongs to the family theaceae.

Japonica in cultivation with many different colors and forms of flowers. Japanese camellias shine in winter with their glossy deep green leaves and brilliant symmetry. Most camellias are hardy in usda zones 7 10.

They will tolerate a little more sun than japanese camellias. Sasanqua camellias camellia sasanqua are smaller shrubs with smaller leaves and flowers only growing 6 10 feet tall and have a more open growing pattern with fuzzy stems. Camellia japonica is the predominant species of the genus and counts over 30 000 cultivars in a wide array of flower forms and colors.

Their blooms from white or pink to deep red some as simple as a wild rose. It is the official state flower of alabama there are thousands of cultivars of c. Across 12 cm and create a gorgeous floral display usually from late winter to spring.

Otherwise the red camellia means love. Red pink and white lowers appear in spring and they range from solids to stripes and from single cups of petals to tight double blooms. Plus pacific coast areas.

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