Camellias Nomenclature



Camellia Species 'C. amplexicaulis'    


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1910

Seen


Camellia Species 'C. azalea'    


Species

Species

Color

Red

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

Camellia Species 'C. brevigyna'    


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

Camellia Species 'C. buxifolia'    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

China

First publication

1981

Comments

Slightly fragrant

Camellia Species 'C. chekiangoleosa'    


Species

Species

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

China

First publication

1958

Camellia Species 'C. compressa'    


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1981

Seen

Huntington Botanical Gardens (San Marino)

Camellia Species 'C. crapnelliana'    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

China

First publication

1904

Comments

Fragrant

Camellia Species 'C. cuspidata'    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1912

Camellia Species 'C. cuspidata var. grandiflora'    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Shade

Originated by

China

First publication

1950

Comments

The flower is almost twice the size of C. cuspidata

Camellia Species 'C. edithae'    


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1861

Seen

Nursery

Camellia Species 'C. euryoïdes'    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1826

Comments

Slightly fragrant

Camellia Species 'C. flava'    


Species

Species

Color

Yellow

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Vietnam

First publication

1949

Seen

Nursery

Camellia Species 'C. fraterna'    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

Thea rosaeflora var.pilosa - Theopsis fraterna

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Slow

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1862

Comments

Fragrant

Camellia Species 'C. glabsipetala'    


Species

Species

Color

Bicolor White-Pink

Aspect

Graduated shading

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

No origin identified

Seen

Nursery

Camellia Species 'C. grandiflora'    


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Unknown

Seen

Nursery

Camellia Species 'C. granthamiana'    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1956

Camellia Species 'C. grijsii'    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1879

Comments

Fragrant

Camellia Species 'C. hiemalis'    


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1940

Comments

Flower pink to red

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. hozanensis'    


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

No origin identified

Camellia Species 'C. huillensis'    


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

Camellia Species 'C. impressinervis '    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

Kenmyaku-kinkacha

Color

Yellow

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1979

Seen

Nursery

Camellia Species 'C. irrawadiensis'    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

Polyspora yunnanensis

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1956

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. kissii'    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

China

First publication

1820

Comments

Fragrant

Camellia Species 'C. lapidea'    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

camellia marei var. lapidea

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1940

Comments

Flower pink to red

Camellia Species 'C. lipoensis'    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

China

First publication

1986

Comments

Fragrant

Camellia Species 'C. longgangensis'    


Species

Species

Color

Yellow

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Unknown

First publication

1985

Camellia Species 'C. longicarpa'    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

China

First publication

1981

Comments

Fragrant

Camellia Species 'C. longzhouensis'    


Species

Species

Color

Yellow

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1983

Camellia Species 'C. lutchuensis'    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

Theopsis lutchuensis - Thea lutchuensis

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

First publication

1900

Comments

Sweet fragrance

Camellia Species 'C. maliflora'    


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1819

Comments

Imported from China by Captain Rawes in 1816

Camellia Species 'C. meiocarpa'    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

No origin identified

Camellia Species 'C. minor '    


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

No origin identified

Camellia Species 'C. miyagii'    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

C. Sasanqua var. Miyagii

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

First publication

1931

Camellia Species 'C. nitidissima'    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

C. chrysantha (Hu)

Color

Yellow

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1948

Comments

The 1000th camellia of the nomenclature.

Fragrant

Camellia Species 'C. nokoensis'    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

Taiwan

First publication

1919

Camellia Species 'C. oleifera'    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

C. drupifera - C. oleosa

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1818

Comments

Fragrant. Known as "tea-oil"

Camellia Species 'C. pitardii'    


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1916

Comments

Flower pink to white

Camellia Species 'C. pitardii var. alba'    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

China

First publication

1981

Comments

Slightly fragrant

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. puniceiflora'    


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Slow

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1837

Camellia Species 'C. quephongensis'    


Species

Species

Color

Yellow

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

No origin identified

Seen

Nursery

Camellia Species 'C. reticulata'    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

C. heterophylla

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1827

Comments

Brought to England by Captain Rawes in 1820. First flowering in 1826.

Camellia Species 'C. reticulata forma simplex'    


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Aspect

Graduated shading

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1958

Camellia Species 'C. rosaeflora'    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

Rosiflora

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1858

Comments

An attractive container plant. Slightly fragrant

Camellia Species 'C. rosaeflora 'Cascade''    


Species

Species

Color

Bicolor White-Pink

Aspect

Graduated shading

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Nuccio's Nurseries (USA)

First publication

1982

Camellia Species 'C. salicifolia '    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

China

First publication

1851

Comments

Slightly fragrant