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Camellia fraterna is a shrub from southeastern China, usually 1 to 4 m tall, growing in thickets and forests. It is grown mainly as a garden shrub and as a parent of hybrid camellias, and it needs mild, humid conditions with acidic soil.
Camellia fraterna is a species of flowering plant in the tea family Theaceae, native to southeastern China. A perennial shrub from 1 to 4 m (3 to 13 ft) tall, it is typically found in thickets and forests at elevations of 100 to 1,100 m (300 to 3,600 ft). It has been crossed with other members of Camellia to produce a number of hybrid cultivars, including 'Tiny Princess' with Camellia cuspidata.
Camellia amplexicaulis · Camellia azalea · Camellia chrysanthoides · Crapnell’s camellia · Camellia cuspidata · Camellia edithae · Camellia euphlebia · Camellia fleuryi · Camellia gilbertii · Grantham's Camellia · Camellia grijsii · Camellia hengchunensis
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Camellia fraterna 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.
