Camellia japonica 'Ave Maria'
Camellia








Compact, upright shrub with pendant branches. Small to medium, double to peony flowers in a delicate shade of light-pink. Flowers from early-autumn to late-winter.
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Family: Theaceae, tea family, a family of flowering trees and shrubs. Most but not all species are native to China and East Asia. Learn more about Theaceae.
Genus: Camellia, camellia (Latinised), named by Carl Linnaeus (1707 - 1778) after the botanist Georg Joseph Kamel (1661 - 1706), who worked in the Philippines and described a species of camellia. Commonly known as camellia, a genus of flowering plants native to eastern and southern Asia. Learn more about Camellia.
Species: Camellia japonica, jāpōnica (Latin, adjective), meaning 'Japanese, of or relating to Japan', in reference to this species being first described by Engelbert Kaempfer (1651 - 1716) while he was in Japan. Carl Linnaeus (1707 - 1778) gave the specific epithet japonica to this species in 1753. In the wild, this species is not only found in Japan, but also in China, Taiwan, and Korea. Learn more about Camellia japonica.
Cultivar: Camellia japonica 'Ave Maria'
Common Name: Camellia