Camellia Bush Size. Plus their leaves are used to make tea said to be the world s most popular drink. The genus was named by linnaeus after the jesuit.
These broadleaf evergreen shrubs bear some of the most beautifully formal blooms. Camellia sinensis or tea plant is used to make most traditional caffeinated teas including black tea white tea oolong tea and green tea this plant originated near the southwest region of china as an evergreen forest shrub. Japanese camellia camellia japonica which is hardy in u s.
Sasanqua are the species most common in nurseries and catalogs.
The youngest branches are purplish brown becoming grayish brown as they age. By bbc gardeners world magazine. You may also find hybrids between species developed by breeders who wish to add new colors and cold hardiness to the market. A winter and spring flowering evergreen bush camellia camellia spp belongs to a wide ranging plant family.