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Camellia chrysanthoides

Camellia chrysanthoides
Photo: Daderot, CC0

Camellia chrysanthoides is a rare shrub or small tree from southern China, known for its yellow flowers, and it is endangered in the wild. It is grown mainly by collectors and botanical gardens, and needs a mild, frost-free climate with good drainage.

Family
Theaceae (Tea & camellia family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist but never waterlogged; water more in the growing season.
Soil
Acidic, well-drained, humus-rich soil or ericaceous potting mix.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
China (Guangxi)
Climate
subtropical

About

Camellia chrysanthoides (Chinese: 薄叶金花茶) is a species of camellia endemic to Longzhou and Pingxiang counties in Guangxi province, China. It is a shrub or small tree growing between 1.5 and 5 meters in height, with yellow flowers. It is endangered in the wild, with about 20-100 mature individuals remaining.

Other Camellia plants

Camellia amplexicaulis · Camellia azalea · Crapnell’s camellia · Camellia cuspidata · Camellia edithae · Camellia euphlebia · Camellia fleuryi · Camellia fraterna · Camellia gilbertii · Grantham's Camellia · Camellia grijsii · Camellia hengchunensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Camellia chrysanthoides 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.

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