Scientific Name
Camellia
Common Name
camellia

Characteristics

ID hints
Leaves alternate, toothed
- Leaves crenate (C. sasanqua, "sasanqua camellia")
- Teeth serrate (C. japonica, "common camellia")
Flowers large to gigantic**
- Many petals, stamens in bundles***

4-H Horticulture Contest, Dr. Alice B. Russell, Dr. Paul R. Fantz, and Larry Bass, Department of Horticultural Science, NC Cooperative Extension Service, NC State University. All Pictures Copyright @1997Alice B. Russell. Computer programming by Miguel A. Buendia, graphics by Brad Capel.

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