Camellia 'Sado-wabisuke'
Camellia japonica 'sado-wabisuke'
Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden- Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden
- Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden
- Flower nameCamellia 'Sado-wabisuke'
- Scientific nameCamellia japonica 'sado-wabisuke'
- Alias佐渡侘助, サドワビスケ, 椿, 少納言
- Place of originJapan
- Place of floweringGarden, Park
- Flowering seasonFebruary, March
What is Camellia 'Sado-wabisuke'
Camellia 'Sado-wabisuke' (scientific name: Camellia japonica 'Sado-wabisuke') is a small evergreen tree in the camellia familyTheaceae native to Japan. It is a variety of wabisuke that arose from a wild camellia on Sadogashima Island (Niigata Prefecture) by branch replacement. It is also called "Shonagon". It blooms in February or March.
- OrderEricales
- FamilyTheaceae
- GenusCamellia
- SpeciesC. japonica 'Sado-wabisuke'
- Type of flowerRadial symmetrical flower
- Array of flowerMonopetal inflorescence
- Petal shapeRose-shaped
- Leaf typeovoid
- Edge of the leafSerrated
- Life typea small evergreen tree
- Flower colorsRed
- Colors of the leavesGreen
- Fruit color
- Height300.0 ~ 600.0 cm
- Diameter of flower1.5 ~ 3.0 cm
