Camellia Nanban-boshi

Camellia japonica 'nanban-boshi'

Edo camellia

Flower name
Camellia Nanban-boshi
Scientific name
Camellia japonica 'nanban-boshi'
Alias椿　南蛮星, Camellia japonica, Nanban boshi, 南蛮星
Place of originJapan
Place of floweringGarden, Potted flower
Flowering seasonMarch, April

What is Camellia Nanban-boshi

Camellia japonica 'Nanban-boshi' (scientific name: Camellia japonica 'Nanban-boshi') is a gardening variety of Edo camellia. Dark red petals with white star-shaped spots, small (flower diameter: 6 cm), thousand to double flowering, stamens degenerate, flowering from March to April, phyllophy is opposite, leaf shape is oval.