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What is the flower name of camellia?

Published: 2024-11-05 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/05, Camellia is cherished by the horticultural circles all over the world because of its beautiful plant shape, thick green leaves and colorful flowers. There are many varieties of camellias, which are traditional ornamental flowers in China. Originated in southwest China, mainly distributed in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangdong and other southern provinces.

Camellia is another name.

Camellia is also called Camellia, Camellia.

Growth habit of camellia

Camellia is a shrub or small tree plant of the genus Camellia of Theaceae.

Camellia fear the wind and like the sun, and the planting environment should be high-lying and well-ventilated. I like a warm and humid environment.

The soil should be loose and fertile sandy loam, loess or humus, and the drainage should be good.

The suitable temperature for growth is 20-32 ℃. The growth stopped at more than 29 ℃, and the leaves became anxious at 35 ℃. A certain temperature difference is required. Most varieties can withstand low temperature of-8 ℃.

Main varieties of camellia

There are about 2000 varieties of camellias, which can be divided into 3 categories and 12 flower types. There were more than 306 varieties of camellias in China in 2013.

Single petals-1-2 whorls, 5-7 petals, basally connected, mostly cylindrical, sturdy.

Compound petals-3-5 rounds of petals, about 20, and nearly 50 petals.

Double petals-3-5 rounds of petals, about 20, mostly nearly 50.

Most of the stamens petalized, the petals increased naturally, the number of petals was more than 50.

Propagation mode of camellia

There are many propagation methods of camellia, both sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction can be used, among which cutting and grafting are the most common.

 
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