Camellia
Common name:
Camellia
Pronunciation:
ka-MEE-li-a
Family:
Theaceae
Genus:
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
Many clones, well over 2,000, have resulted from the breeding and selection by both professionals and amateurs. Some selections are registered whereas others are not and there is much confusion in equating some names with a particular plant. Dirr (1998) states that the situation is confused "to the point of hopelessness".
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