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Camellia amplexicaulis is a small evergreen tree from northern Vietnam, now known only in cultivation, grown for its pink winter-to-spring flowers and used in Tết festival displays. It is best grown in bright, sheltered conditions with acidic, well-drained soil.
Camellia amplexicaulis is a species of flowering tree in the tea family. Originally native to Vietnam, it has been considered extinct in the wild since 2018. It is one of two species of trees in the tea family that only exists in cultivation, the other being Franklinia. It is known in Vietnam as Hải đường.
The species was first collected in 1910 in the Tam Đảo region of northern Vietnam. Its habitat was likely tropical and sub-tropical evergreen forests. Although extinct in the wild, it is commonly cultivated in Vietnam and flowers are utilized during the Tết festival.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Camellia amplexicaulis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
