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Camellia pubicosta

Camellia pubicosta is a tree-sized camellia from Vietnam, growing 8 to 10 metres tall, and is mainly cultivated there. It is a wet-tropical species that does best in warm, humid, well-drained conditions.

Family
Theaceae (Tea & camellia family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist but never waterlogged; water more in the growing season.
Soil
Acidic, humus-rich, well-drained soil or a peat-based mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Vietnam
Climate
wet tropical

About

Camellia pubicosta is a species of flowering plant in the Theaceae family. It is mainly cultivated in Vietnam. It is shrubby plant. Its height is 8–10 meters.

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 pubicosta 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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