Camellia Flower Names. Anticipation camellia x williamsii looking similar to a carnation at times this flower has deep rose pink petals and grows tall up to 15 feet so it is quite memorable. These flowers did not reach europe until the mid 1700s and made their way to north america shortly before the turn of the century.
Most camellia varieties have medium to large flowers that range from white to pink to red and stand out in high contrast to the deep green foliage. The winner of several international flower awards the anticipation has dark green glossy leaves. In fact the chinese were cultivating camellias by 2737 b c.
Named for william townsend aiton who like his father wiliam aiton was head gardener at kew.
Here is a listing of our camellias. However some varieties may be. Anticipation camellia x williamsii looking similar to a carnation at times this flower has deep rose pink petals and grows tall up to 15 feet so it is quite memorable. Flower symbolism interesting facts plant data share on facebook tweet this page camellia is a genus of about 250 species of evergreen shrubs and trees in the theaceae family native to eastern asia.
