Camellia Nanban-boshi

Camellia japonica 'nanban-boshi'

Edo camellia

  • Camellia Nanban-boshi
  • Camellia Nanban-boshi
  • Camellia Nanban-boshi
  • Camellia Nanban-boshi
  • Flower name
    Camellia Nanban-boshi
  • Scientific name
    Camellia japonica 'nanban-boshi'
  • Alias椿 南蛮星, Camellia japonica, Nanban boshi, 南蛮星
  • Place of originJapan
  • Place of floweringGarden, Potted flower
  • Flowering seasonMarch, April

What is Camellia Nanban-boshi

Camellia japonica 'Nanban-boshi' (scientific name: Camellia japonica 'Nanban-boshi') is a gardening variety of Edo camellia. Dark red petals with white star-shaped spots, small (flower diameter: 6 cm), thousand to double flowering, stamens degenerate, flowering from March to April, phyllophy is opposite, leaf shape is oval.


  • Order
    Ericales
  • Family
    Theaceae
  • Genus
    Camellia
  • Species
    C. japonica
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Monopetal inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Rose-shaped
  • Leaf type
    Inverted ovoid
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeEvergreen shrub and tree
  • Flower colorsPink Red
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height200.0 ~ 400.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower6.0 ~ 6.0 cm

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