Summary
Camellia saluenensis is a species of Camellia native to south‑central China. A large bush, it is a parent of a number of garden hybrids. 'Cornish Snow' (C. cuspidata × C. saluenensis) which flowers in midwinter, and 'Inspiration' (C. reticulata × C. saluenensis) have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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About the genus · Camellia
Camellia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. They are found in tropical and subtropical areas in eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalayas east to Japan and Indonesia. There are more than 220 described species; almost all are found in southern China and Indochina. More on Wikipedia ›
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Cultivation
Grouped as a temperate garden plant, listed under the genus Camellia in the archetype table, and Kew describes it as “shrub or tree”, “temperate”.
How this section is made
Each card states this species' habitat figures with their sources, and what two fixed rules read from them; nothing here says what the plant does, wants or tolerates. The rules · the terms.
Group. Listed under the genus Camellia in the archetype table, and Kew describes it as “shrub or tree”, “temperate”. A group is taken only where Kew's description of the species agrees with the table's listing. The table gives no figure and no prose; the cold floor is the habitat's alone.
Climate across the habitat
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Photographs
Photographs: Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (3); Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Related
Other Camellia 39 in the reference
Camellia azalea Theaceae Photo: CC0, author not stated
Camellia brevistyla Theaceae Photo: CC BY, Francisca Wu
Camellia caudata Theaceae Photo: CC0, author not stated
Camellia crapnelliana Crapnell's Camellia Photo: CC BY, Kalvin Chan
Camellia euryoides Theaceae Photo: CC BY, 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng all 40 ›Names & registers
Also known as Camellia glabriperulata; Camellia minor; Camellia phaeoclada; Camellia pitardii var. lucidissima; Camellia saluenensis f. minor and 5 more. (GBIF Backbone)
The record
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