Camellias Nomenclature



Camellia Species 'C. saluenensis'    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1933

Comments

Cold hardy. Contribute to large number of hybrids. Flowers white to rose-pink

Camellia Species 'C. sinensis'    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

Thea sinensis

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Slow

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1753

Comments

Tea. Flowers measures about an inch

Camellia Species 'C. sinensis 'Benibena-cha''    


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

First publication

1957

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Species 'C. sinensis 'Chinensis Variegata''    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

nodam

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

First publication

1940

Comments

Variegated foliage

Camellia Species 'C. sinensis var. assamica'    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Shade

Originated by

China

First publication

1950

Seen


Camellia Species 'C. subintegra'    


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1981

Camellia Species 'C. szechuanensis'    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

China

First publication

1948

Camellia Species 'C. tenuiflora'    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

Tenuifolia

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Taiwan

Camellia Species 'C. transarisanensis'    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Taiwan

First publication

1919

Comments

Slightly fragrant

Camellia Species 'C. transnokoensis'    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Taiwan

First publication

1919

Comments

Slightly fragrant

Camellia Species 'C. trichoclada'    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

China

First publication

1939

Comments

Slightly fragrant

Camellia Species 'C. tsaii'    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1938

Comments

Fragrant

Camellia Species 'C. vernalis'    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

C. Sasanqua - Vernalis sp.

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

First publication

1906

Camellia Species 'C. villosa'    


Species

Species

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1981

Camellia Species 'C. yuhsienensis'    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1992

Comments

Very fragrant

Camellia Species 'C. yunnanensis'    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1930

Camellia Hybrid C.x williamsii 'C.F. Coates'    


Species

Hybrid C.x williamsii

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Great Britain

Origination year

1935

Camellia Japonica 'C.H. Hovey '    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

USA

Origination year

1847

Camellia Japonica 'C.M. Hovey'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Colonel Firey - Firey King - Solaris - William S.Hastie - Hawei...

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Great Britain

First publication

1850

Camellia Japonica 'C.M. Wilson'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Bernhard Lauterbach - Grace Burkhard - Lucille Ferrell - William B. Smythe

Color

Pink

Aspect

White marginated

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

USA

Origination year

1936

Camellia Japonica 'Cabernet'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Nuccio's Nurseries (USA)

First publication

2010

Comments

Pictures taken at the Nuccio's Nurseries

Camellia Hybrid C.x williamsii 'Caerhays'    


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

1958

Camellia Hybrid C.x williamsii 'Caerhays' Best'    


Species

Hybrid C.x williamsii

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Great Britain

First publication

1985-1986

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Japonica 'California'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Durfee Road - Durfee Road Pink

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

USA

Origination year

1888

Comments

Luigi Micheli Collection

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Hybrid 'California Dawn'    


Species

Hybrid

Synonym(s)

Jiazhou Fuxiao

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Sunlight

Originated by

Nuccio's Nurseries (USA)

Origination year

1982

Comments

Sun tolerant

Seen

Nursery

Camellia Hybrid 'California Sunrise'    


Species

Hybrid

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Nuccio's Nurseries (USA)

Origination year

1984

Camellia Hybrid C.reticulata 'California Sunset'    


Species

Hybrid C.reticulata

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Fast

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Nuccio's Nurseries (USA)

Origination year

1981

Camellia Japonica 'Calliope (Fiaes)'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Portugal

First publication

1865

Camellia Japonica 'Calypso Vera'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Wola

Color

White

Aspect

Red blotched

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Shade

Originated by

Italy

First publication

1858

Camellia Japonica 'Camilla Hebert'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Kamila

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

Italy

Origination year

1859

Camellia Sasanqua 'Camille'    


Species

Sasanqua

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Sunlight

Originated by

Botanic Nursery Thoby (France)

Origination year

2000

Comments

Fragrant

Camellia Japonica 'Camöes (João José Gomes)'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Aspect

Graduated shading

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Portugal

First publication

1844

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Japonica 'Campari'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Pink

Aspect

Red striped

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

USA

First publication

1972

Camellia Japonica 'Campari White'    


Species

Japonica

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

USA

First publication

1980

Camellia Japonica 'Campbellii'    


Species

Japonica

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Shade

Originated by

Great Britain

First publication

1835

Camellia Japonica 'Campbellii (Guichard)'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Lady Campbell - Black Beauty - Goddess of Fire - Red Queen - Margharita

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

France

First publication

1894

Camellia Japonica 'Campsii'    Nouveau


Species

Japonica

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Shade

Originated by

Italy

First publication

1840

Seen

Nursery

Camellia Japonica 'Can Can'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Kenken

Color

Pink

Aspect

Pink marginated

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Australia

Origination year

1956

Camellia Reticulata 'Canadian Capers'    


Species

Reticulata

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

USA

First publication

1981

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Japonica 'Candidissima'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Louise Centurioni - French Pearl - Effie B. Youtz - White Star - Palmeria Alba - Sieboldii - Xuedi

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Slow

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

Japan

Origination year

1829

Camellia Hybrid 'Candle Glow'    


Species

Hybrid

Color

Bicolor White-Pink

Aspect

Graduated shading

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Nuccio's Nurseries (USA)

First publication

1980

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Japonica 'Candy Apple'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Tianpingguo

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Nuccio's Nurseries (USA)

First publication

1991

Comments

Pictures taken at the Nuccio's Nurseries

Camellia Japonica 'Candy Cane'    


Species

Japonica

Color

White

Aspect

Red striped

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Nuccio's Nurseries (USA)

First publication

1963

Camellia Japonica 'Candy Mint'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Bohetang

Color

Pink

Aspect

Red striped

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Nuccio's Nurseries (USA)

Origination year

1984

Camellia Japonica 'Canterbury'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Nursery Jury (New Zeland)

First publication

1996

Seen

Private garden - Nursery - Trevarez Garden

Camellia Japonica 'Caprice'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Ilegemann White

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

USA

First publication

1930

Camellia Japonica 'Captain Blood '    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

USA

First publication

1948-1949

Camellia Reticulata 'Captain Rawes'    


Species

Reticulata

Synonym(s)

Chinese Peony-Flowered

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

Origination year

1820

Comments

The first introduction in Europe (1820 by Captain Rawes)

Camellia Hybrid 'Captured Enriches'    


Species

Hybrid

Color

Bicolor White-Pink

Aspect

Graduated shading

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

USA

First publication

1984

Seen

Exhibition

Camellia Japonica 'Cara Mia'    


Species

Japonica

Color

Pink

Aspect

Graduated shading

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Nuccio's Nurseries (USA)

Origination year

1955