Camellia hiemalis




Family Theaceae
Scientific name Camellia hiemalis Nakai
Synonyms Camellia sasanqua Thunberg cv. Fujikoana; Camellia sasanqua Thunberg cv. Hiemalis (Nakai) Tuyama
Common name (Japanese common name) kan-tubaki [winter camellia], shishi-gashira [rion heads]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) garden plants [native unknown]
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number 2n=90
Description Leaves 2.5-6cm. Flowers red (pink or white), flowering in November to February. Evergreen. Shrub.



December 2006
at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden
December 2006
at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden
December 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden





Cultivars



C. hiemalis cv. Shouwa-no-sakae C. hiemalis cv. Hinodefuji C. hiemalis cv. Umegaka
December 2006
at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden
December 2006
at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden
November 2005
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden