Camellias Nomenclature



Camellia Species C. hongkongenis    


Species

Species

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1859

Camellia Species C. japonica    


Species

Species

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1753

Camellia Species C. japonica ssp. japonica var. macrocarpa    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

C. hayaoi - C. japonica var. spontainea

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

First publication

1933

Camellia Species C. japonica ssp. rusticana    


Species

Species

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

First publication

1950

Comments

Called "the Snow Camellia"

Camellia Species C. polyodonta    


Species

Species

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1997

Comments

Flower pink to red

Camellia Species C. villosa    


Species

Species

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1981

Camellia Japonica 'Casa Lozze'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

No origin identified

Comments

Grown by Eisenhut Nurseries (Switzerland)

Camellia Japonica 'Casimir Rubra'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Fast

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Alfred Lemaitre (Carquefou, France)

Origination year

2004

Seen

Nursery

Camellia Japonica 'Castille'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Clairon

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Sunlight

Originated by

Nursery Guichard (France)

First publication

1962

Camellia Japonica 'Cathelineau'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Botanic Nursery Thoby (France)

First publication

2003

Seen

Private garden - Trevarez Garden

Camellia Japonica 'Chinshû-nishiki'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Aspect

White blotched

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture (Japan)

Origination year

1960

Comments

Released by Tadashi Hisatomi

Camellia Japonica 'Chôsen-tsubaki'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Slow

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

First publication

1966

Seen

Exhibition

Camellia Japonica 'Diana Körner'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Germany

Comments

Released by Walter Klotz

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Japonica 'Doctor Jean-Paul Anthoine'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

France

First publication

1993

Seen

Private garden - Nursery

Camellia Japonica 'Enju-kô'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

Origination year

1995

Comments

Natural seedling released by Ikuo Nishihata

Camellia Japonica 'Europa'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Germany

First publication

2017

Comments

Released in Botanischer Garten Köln

Camellia Japonica 'Feu d'Artifice'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower form

Growth habits

Slow

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Alfred Lemaitre (Carquefou, France)

Origination year

2000

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Japonica 'Frieda Petersen '    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Peter Fischer (Germany)

First publication

2008

Comments

Very cold hardy.

Camellia Japonica 'Fudayama-aka-yabu B'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

2010

Camellia Japonica 'Fukudô'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Aspect

White blotched

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Slow

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture (Japan)

Origination year

1975

Comments

C. japonica ssp.rusticana. Released by Katsumi Miyahara

Camellia Japonica 'Fukudo-no-homare'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture (Japan)

First publication

2010

Camellia Japonica 'Fukutsuzumi'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Aspect

White blotched

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

Origination year

1969

Comments

Named and released by Minoru Satô

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Sasanqua 'Gaisen '    


Species

Sasanqua

Synonym(s)

Taizôji - Yôhiki - Showa-no-kagayaki - Kaixuan

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Sunlight

Originated by

Japan

Origination year

1970

Comments

C. vernalis. Discovered and named by Saburô Kumasawa.

Camellia Japonica 'Gin'yô-tsubaki'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Ginyô-yasuri

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

First publication

1979

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Japonica 'Golden Wedding'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Unknown

First publication

1994

Comments

Could be an English cultivar. Variegated foliage

Seen


Camellia Japonica 'Gomangoku'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Origination year

1976

Comments

Wabisuke. Released by Minoru Sato.

Camellia Japonica 'Grape Soda'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Zisuda

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Nuccio's Nurseries (USA)

Origination year

1978

Camellia Japonica 'Hanadaijin'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

Origination year

1967

Comments

Seedling of 'Beni-myôrenji'. Selected by Harutarô Sakuragi and named by Eimei Nagata.

Camellia Japonica 'Happy Higo'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Nuccio's Nurseries (USA)

First publication

1990

Camellia Japonica 'Hautehouse'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Haute ville House

Color

Red

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Botanic Nursery Thoby (France)

First publication

2003

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Higo Camellias 'Hi-no-hakama'    


Species

Higo Camellias

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Kumamoto Prefecture (Japan)

First publication

1912

Camellia Higo Camellias 'Hi-no-tsukasa'    


Species

Higo Camellias

Synonym(s)

Benifuyô

Color

Red

Aspect

White striped

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Kumamoto Prefecture (Japan)

Origination year

1905

Camellia Higo Camellias 'Higo-ôzeki'    


Species

Higo Camellias

Synonym(s)

Ozeki (Higo)

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Kumamoto Prefecture (Japan)

First publication

1971

Camellia Japonica 'Hiiragi-tsubaki'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Hiiragi - Hiiragiba-tsubaki - Ihei-hiiragi-tsubaki

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

Origination year

<1700

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Higo Camellias 'Hinomaru'    


Species

Higo Camellias

Synonym(s)

Crimson Cup

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Kumamoto Prefecture (Japan)

First publication

1912

Camellia Higo Camellias 'Hiodoshi'    


Species

Higo Camellias

Synonym(s)

Feiwei

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Kumamoto Prefecture (Japan)

First publication

1912

Camellia Japonica 'Hisaka-ichigô'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

First publication

2010

Camellia Sasanqua 'Hisatomi'    


Species

Sasanqua

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Slow

Habit

Flowering

Position

Sunlight

Originated by

Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture (Japan)

Origination year

1971

Comments

C. vernalis. Discovered by Shunsuke Hisatomi and named by Shûhô Kirino.

Camellia Higo Camellias 'Ichifusa '    


Species

Higo Camellias

Color

Red

Aspect

White striped

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Kumamoto Prefecture (Japan)

Origination year

1999

Comments

Selected by Tomoya Nishimura

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Japonica 'Iyo-wabishin'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

Origination year

1980

Comments

Wabisuke. Released by Masaru Inaba

Camellia Japonica 'Izumotaisha-yabu-tsubaki '    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Izumo-taisha-akayabu

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

Origination year

1982

Comments

Released by Naruto Kaji

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Japonica 'Izumusume'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

First publication

1979

Camellia Japonica 'Jean Laborey'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

USA

First publication

1995

Comments

Fragrant

Camellia Japonica 'Jean V'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

No origin identified

First publication

2009

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Sasanqua 'Jeanne Charlotte'    


Species

Sasanqua

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Sunlight

Originated by

Botanic Nursery Thoby (France)

First publication

1993

Seen

Nursery - Trevarez Garden

Camellia Higo Camellias 'Jitsugetsusei'    


Species

Higo Camellias

Color

Red

Aspect

White blotched

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Kumamoto Prefecture (Japan)

First publication

1955

Camellia Japonica 'Jules Verne'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Botanic Nursery Thoby (France)

First publication

1989

Camellia Japonica 'Jupiter (Paul)'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Paul's Jupiter

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

First publication

1904

Camellia Higo Camellias 'Kagotsurube '    


Species

Higo Camellias

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Kumamoto Prefecture (Japan)

Origination year

1970

Camellia Japonica 'Kakure-iso'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Kyô-no-homare - Yinji

Color

Red

Aspect

White marginated

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

First publication

1974