Camellias Nomenclature



Camellia Japonica 'Masayoshi'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Doncklaeri - Dongkelarui - Zhengyi

Color

Red

Aspect

White blotched

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Very slow

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

First publication

1788

Camellia Hybrid 'Mason Farm '    


Species

Hybrid

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Flowering

Position

Sunlight

Originated by

USA

First publication

1995

Comments

Cold hardy - 10 °F

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Japonica 'Massimo d'Azeglio'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Purple

Aspect

White striped

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Italy

First publication

1879

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Japonica 'Masterpiece'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Masterpiece White - Jiezuo

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Position

Shade

Originated by

USA

First publication

1950

Seen

Private garden - Descanso Botanical Gardens (La Cañada Flintridge)

Camellia Hybrid 'Masterscent'    


Species

Hybrid

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

New Zeland

First publication

1994

Comments

Fragrant. C. lutchuensis hybrid.

Seen

Nursery

Camellia Japonica 'Mathotiana'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Mathotiana Rubra - Masedi'a'na

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Belgium

First publication

1847

Camellia Japonica 'Mathotiana Alba'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Blood of Christ - Inconstant Beauty

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

Belgium

First publication

1858

Camellia Japonica 'Mathotiana Rosea'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Pink Beauty - Laura Polka - Warick - Storeyii New Pink - Pink Spangles - Mathotiana Pink Beauty

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Great Britain

First publication

1874

Comments

Sports very frequent

Camellia Japonica 'Mathotiana Supreme'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Mima-Mae - Chaoma

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

USA

First publication

1951

Camellia Japonica 'Matilija Poppy'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Baiyingsai

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

Nuccio's Nurseries (USA)

First publication

1991

Seen

Nursery

Camellia Japonica 'Matterhorn'    


Species

Japonica

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

USA

First publication

1981

Camellia Japonica 'Mattie Cole'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Slow

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Australia

First publication

1995

Camellia Japonica 'Maui'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Mayi

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

Nuccio's Nurseries (USA)

First publication

1976

Seen

Nursery

Camellia Japonica 'Maverick'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Tomorrow Variegated

Color

Pink

Aspect

White blotched

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Fast

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

USA

Origination year

1961

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Japonica 'Max Goodley'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Fast

Habit

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

USA

Origination year

1949

Seen

Huntington Botanical Gardens (San Marino)

Camellia Reticulata 'Maye Taohong'    


Species

Reticulata

Synonym(s)

Professor Tsai - Reticulate Leaf Crimson - Maye Diechi

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1980

Camellia Japonica 'Mazamet'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Bicolor White-Red

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Botanic Nursery Thoby (France)

First publication

2009

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Japonica 'Meijijingû-aka-yabu'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

First publication

2010

Camellia Japonica 'Meine Ingrid '    


Species

Japonica

Color

Pink

Aspect

Graduated shading

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Fast

Habit

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Peter Fischer (Germany)

First publication

2008

Camellia Japonica 'Meissner Porzellan'    


Species

Japonica

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

Germany

Comments

Seedling of a camellia seed coming from USA.

Camellia Japonica 'Mélanie Rozo'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

France

Origination year

2009

Comments

Raised by Yves Roger

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Japonica 'Melinda Hackett'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Mailinda

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

USA

Origination year

1964

Camellia Japonica 'Memento'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

USA

First publication

1960

Seen

Exhibition

Camellia Japonica 'Memphis Belle'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Aspect

White blotched

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

USA

Origination year

1968

Camellia Japonica 'Mercury'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Mercury Red

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Great Britain

First publication

1904

Camellia Japonica 'Mercury Variegated'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Mercury Variegated (Moired) - General Mandalgo

Color

Red

Aspect

White blotched

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

USA

First publication

1957

Camellia Japonica 'Meredith Lake'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Della Robbia - Mrs Meredith Lake - Light Lavender - The Duke - Della Robia

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

Japan

First publication

1942

Seen

Huntington Botanical Gardens (San Marino)

Camellia Japonica 'Merrillees'    


Species

Japonica

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

E.G. Waterhouse (Australia)

First publication

1957

Camellia Japonica 'Merry Christmas'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Aspect

White marginated

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Nuccio's Nurseries (USA)

First publication

1991

Camellia Japonica 'Metallica'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Purple

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Australia

First publication

1877

Camellia Hybrid 'Michael'    


Species

Hybrid

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Shade

Originated by

Great Britain

First publication

1954

Comments

'Cornish Snow' hybrid

Camellia Japonica 'Michel Lis'    


Species

Japonica

Color

White

Aspect

Red striped

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

France

Origination year

1979

Comments

Flower sometimes pink

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Japonica 'Michelangelo'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Italy

First publication

1855

Camellia Japonica 'Middlemist's Red'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Middlemist - The Rose - The Pink - The Fawn - Carnea - Paeony Flowered...

Color

Pink

Aspect

White striped

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1812

Camellia Japonica 'Midnight'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Nuccio's Nurseries (USA)

Origination year

1955

Camellia Sasanqua 'Midnight Lover'    


Species

Sasanqua

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Sunlight

Originated by

USA

First publication

1995

Camellia Japonica 'Midnight Magic'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Wuye Mohuan

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 'Midnight Serenade'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Nuccio's Nurseries (USA)

First publication

1973

Camellia Japonica 'Midnight Variegated'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Wuye Piaoyin

Color

Red

Aspect

White blotched

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Australia

Origination year

1977

Seen

Private garden - Trevarez Garden

Camellia Hybrid C.reticulata 'Mieko's Magic'    


Species

Hybrid C.reticulata

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Fast

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Great Britain

Origination year

2007

Comments

Raised by Patricia Short and registered by Herbert Short, in memory of Mrs Mieko Yamamoto.

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Wabisuke 'Mikawa-sukiya'    


Species

Wabisuke

Synonym(s)

Kira-wabisuke

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

Origination year

1973

Comments

Released by Hiroshige Hayakawa

Camellia Japonica 'Mikawa-unryû '    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

Origination year

1960

Camellia Japonica 'Mikenjaku'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Nagasaki - Lady Audrey Buller - Lonjan - Tenninkwan ...

Color

Red

Aspect

White blotched

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Slow

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

First publication

1859

Camellia Hybrid 'Mikio'    


Species

Hybrid

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

Origination year

2010

Comments

Released by Mikio Akashi

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Higo Camellias 'Mikuni-no-homare'    


Species

Higo Camellias

Color

Pink

Aspect

Red striped

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Kumamoto Prefecture (Japan)

First publication

1961

Camellia Japonica 'Mikuni-no-homare Red'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

USA

First publication

1989-1990

Camellia Hybrid C.x williamsii 'Mildred Veitch'    


Species

Hybrid C.x williamsii

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Great Britain

First publication

1961

Camellia Japonica 'Mile-Endi '    


Species

Japonica

Color

Pink

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Great Britain

First publication

1839

Camellia Hybrid 'Milo Rowell'    


Species

Hybrid

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

USA

First publication

1968

Camellia Hybrid C.x williamsii 'Mimosa Jury'    


Species

Hybrid C.x williamsii

Synonym(s)

Mainuosa

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Nursery Jury (New Zeland)

First publication

1994