What is Camellia? What kind of flower is Camellia?

Overview of Camellias:

Scientific name: camelliajaponica. Aliases:

Camellia, winter-resistant flower, mandala, jade tea flower, saffron flower, palace pink flower, Nanshan camellia, Yunnan camellia. Family: Camellia sinensis is one of the famous traditional flowers in China, its tree posture is beautiful, the branches and leaves are luxuriant, the flowers are clustered, and the colors are colorful.

In the Song Dynasty, Lu You praised its "flowering in the snow to the Spring Festival Gala, the world is as durable as a king", "the leaves are hard and frost green, and the flowers are fat and the snow is red", which looks delicate and elegant. In the south of the Yangtze River, you can plant trees or scatter trees, rockeries, with spring, magnolia, rhododendrons, etc. to form a scene, potted plants decorate the living room, study, window, balcony. Camellia seeds can be pressed for oil, flowers can be used for medicinal purposes, wood is carved, camellia can absorb sulfur dioxide, anti-smoke and other harmful gases, is environmentally friendly flowers and trees.

Camellia refers to the flower of Camellia sinensis in the Camellia family, also known as Camellia, which is a beautiful flower. Camellia and tea come from a plant family, and the flowers of Camellia are an important organic part of the tea tree and also have economic value. The flower color of camellia is rich and colorful, there are red, white, pink, light yellow, etc., and the flowers are delicate and beautiful, the leaves are emerald green, fragrant and overflowing, it is one of the flowers that many people like, and it is also widely used in the garden landscape.

The history of camellia cultivation in China can be traced back to the Shu Han dynasty (221-263 AD). At that time, people attached great importance to the status of camellia, and camellia was listed as "seven products and three lives". According to the data, there are more than 20,000 registered camellia varieties in the world.

There are 883 varieties of camellia in China.

In the Three Kingdoms period, camellia was already cultivated artificially. However, until the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Sui Dynasty, the imperial court and the aristocratic courtyards were still wild and primitive camellias, with single-petaled red flowers. At that time, the literature about camellia and the poems of "camellia" and "sea pomegranate" chanted by literati did not involve the name of the variety.

Growth Habits:

Camellia is afraid of wind and sun, high terrain, air circulation, warm and moist, well-drained, loose and fertile sandy loam, loess or humus. Optimum.

The suitable temperature is between 20-32, stop growing when it is above 29, and there will be scorching phenomenon in the leaves at 35, which requires a certain temperature difference. The ambient humidity is more than 70%, most varieties can tolerate -8 low temperature (natural wintering, cloud tea is slightly not cold-resistant), and in the area south of the Huai River, it can generally naturally overwinter acidic soil, and requires good air permeability.

Eli root hair development and can usually be cultivated with peat, saprosa, laterite, humus, or a mixture of substrates of the same. Camellia can be shaded in spring, autumn and winter, and can be treated with 50% shading in summer.

1. Camellia is one of the precious trees in ChinaAlso known as camellia, it is a common name for a variety of plants and horticultural varieties of the family Camelliaceae and Camellia sinensis.

The petals are bowl-shaped, divided into single petals or double petals, the single-petaled camellia is mostly the original flower species, and the petals of the double-petaled camellia can be as many as 60 pieces. Camellia has different degrees of red, purple, white, yellow flowers, and even colorful brindled camellias, and the flower branches can reach up to 4 meters. Sex prefers warm, moist environments.

The flowering period is long, from October to May, and the peak flowering period is usually from January to March.

2. Because of its beautiful plant shape, the leaves are thick green and shiny, and the flowers are gorgeous and colorful, it is cherished by the world horticultural community. Camellia is a traditional Chinese ornamental flower, ranking eighth among the "Top Ten Famous Flowers", and is also one of the world's most precious flowers and trees. Native to eastern China, it is commonly cultivated in the Yangtze River Basin, Pearl River Basin, Chongqing, Yunnan and Sichuan, as well as in North Korea, Japan, Taiwan and India.