Japanese Camellia Flower. There are 100 300 described species with some controversy over the exact number there are also around 3 000 hybrids. The flower size is quite variable ranging from a two inch diameter up to five inches.
Unfortunately in its negative sense this flower symbolizes heartlessness and frigidity. Saku takakusaki on flickr tsubaki 椿 the next one is tsubaki or known as camellia in japanese. There is a phrase for describing the red camellia you are a flame in my heart.
This flowering shrub which has been in cultivation for more than 1000 years is the southerner s answer to the peony similarities between peonies and camellias include lushly petaled blooms and a tendency to live for more than a century.
In the wild it grows in forests at altitudes of around 300 1100m 980 3600 feet. Tsubaki camellia spring. Camellia japonica probably is the most commonly grown species in indoor or patio situations. The camellia flower facts.