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Camellia hiemalis

Camellia hiemalis
Photo: Daderot, CC0

Camellia hiemalis is a small evergreen shrub or tree from China with red, pink or white winter flowers. It grows best in mild, moist conditions with acidic soil and some shade.

Family
Theaceae (Tea & camellia family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist but not waterlogged, and water more in dry spells.
Soil
Acidic, well-drained, humus-rich soil or ericaceous potting mix.
Temperature
10–25 °C; protect from frost below about -5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
China (Zhejiang)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Camellia hiemalis is a species of camellia that is a shrub or small tree, with evergreen leaves and red, pink, or white flowers.

Other Camellia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Camellia hiemalis 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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