Camellia x vernalis 'Hiryū'
Camellia


Bright, red-pink, semi-double flowers in abundance. Flowers through autumn into early-winter. A vigorous, hardy variety. Excellent as a screen or a large filler. Grow in sun or semi-shade. Camellia x vernalis is a hybrid formed between Camellia sasanqua and Camellia japonica.
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Taxonomy and Etymology
Family: Theaceae, tea family, a family of flowering trees and shrubs. Most but not all species are native to China and East Asia.
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.
Species: Camellia x vernalis, vērnālis (Latin, adjective), meaning 'in spring', in reference to this hybrid species usually flowering in spring.
Cultivar: Camellia x vernalis 'Hiryū'
Synonyms: Camellia x vernalis 'Flying Dragon', Camellia x vernalis 'Red Bird', Camellia x vernalis 'Scarlet Bird', Camellia x vernalis 'Scarlet Dragon'
Common Name: Camellia
Description and Features
Description: Bright, red-pink, semi-double flowers in abundance. Flowers through autumn into early-winter. A vigorous, hardy variety. Excellent as a screen or a large filler. Grow in sun or semi-shade. Camellia x vernalis is a hybrid formed between Camellia sasanqua and Camellia japonica.
Height: 3m
Width: 2m
Uses: Hedging and screening, Attracts bees
Winter Foliage: Evergreen
Origin: Exotic
Foliage:
Summer: Green
Autumn: Green
Winter: Green
Spring: Green
Flowers:
Summer: None
Autumn: Red, Pink
Winter: Red, Pink
Spring: None