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Botanical Name

Botanical Name. CAMELLIA JAPONICA. PRONUNCIATION. ka - MEAL- yah jah - PON - ih- kah. Common Name. Camellia Japonica. Family. Theaceae. Life Cycle. Evergreen perennial. Growth Habit. Shrub Height 7’ - 12’ Width 5’ - 7’ Upright. Arrangement and composition.

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Botanical Name

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  1. Botanical Name CAMELLIA JAPONICA

  2. PRONUNCIATION • ka - MEAL- yah jah - PON - ih- kah

  3. Common Name • Camellia Japonica

  4. Family • Theaceae

  5. Life Cycle • Evergreen perennial

  6. Growth Habit • Shrub • Height 7’ - 12’ • Width 5’ - 7’ • Upright

  7. Arrangement and composition • Alternate and simple

  8. Leaf • Ovate • Length 3” - 4” • Width 2”

  9. Margin • Finely Serrated

  10. Veins • Pinnate

  11. Flower • Early Spring • Red, Pink, White and shades • Singles and doubles

  12. Fruit • Fall • Brown Capsule

  13. Exposure • Part Shade

  14. Growth • Medium

  15. Use • Hedge • Specimen

  16. Description • Leaf is larger than Camellia sasanqua • Thick and glabrous • Many cultivars

  17. Cultural Practices • Plant in spot that gets no early morning sun. • In clay, plant shallow • Propagate by cuttings

  18. Problems • Tea scale

  19. Zone • 7 - 9

  20. Native of • Asia

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