CAMELLIA JAPONICA - plant generic
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CAMELLIA JAPONICA - info

The camellias are divided for flowering time in the 2 groups. Here are some names:

SPRING BLOOM: Camellia japonica, C. reticulata, C. rosiflora, C. tsaii.

FALL: Camellia sasanqua, C. hiemalis, C. vernalis, C. sinensis (from which leaves and buds we extract the tea), C. lutchuensis, C. transnokoensis, C. vietnamensis, C. petelotii.

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Data sheet

Light
A lot of light. No direct sun.
Recommended temperature
Can go below 0 °C
Watering
Wait until the earth is dry. To check, scratch and feel with your fingers well below the surface of the soil. Immerse the plant pot in a container with water, for 1/5 of its height for 3 minutes.
Flowering season
February March April
Season of Availability on the market - in Bloom with forced cultivation
January February March April
Name
Given in honor of Georg Joseph Kamel (1661-1706), jesuit missionary, pharmacist and botanist, the first to import the plant from Japan.
Meaning
Read below in the DETAILS.
Origin
Asia
Habitat
Tropical areas
Family
Theaceae
Various
Needs to acid land - By Camellia (species sinensis) is extracted, the tea beverage through the young leaves.

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