California Lilac

Camellia

About California Lilac and Camellia

California Lilac

Camellia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, Ceanothus maritimus

Camellia japonica, Camellia oleifera, Camellia sasanqua

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA3000

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Open Forest

Coastal Regions, Hillside

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-117-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-3

10-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm300.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue

White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Crimson, Dark Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Oblong elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Prune after flowering, Remove short branches

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Diabetes, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea

Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in making beverages

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CEANOTHUS 'Cascade'

CAMELLIA japonica 'Brooks'

7.2 Common Name

California Lilac

Tea plant, Tea shrub

7.2.1 In Hindi

कैलिफोर्निया बकाइन

चाय के पौधे

7.2.2 In German

Kalifornien Lilac

Camellia Pflanzen

7.2.3 In French

Californie Lilas

Camélia

7.2.4 In Spanish

California lila

Camelia

7.2.5 In Greek

Καλιφόρνια Λιλά

Καμέλια

7.2.6 In Portuguese

California Lilac

Camélia

7.2.7 In Polish

Kalifornia Lilac

Kamelia

7.2.8 In Latin

California Lilac

Camellia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Chlorophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Ericales

8.5 Family

Rhamnaceae

Theaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceanothus

Camellia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Theeae, Theoideae

8.10 Number of Species

60250

1 27800

Properties of California Lilac and Camellia

Wondering what are the properties of California Lilac and Camellia? We provide you with everything About California Lilac and Camellia. California Lilac doesn't have thorns and Camellia doesn't have thorns. Also California Lilac does not have fragrant flowers. California Lilac has allergic reactions like Asthma and Camellia has allergic reactions like Asthma. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of California Lilac and Camellia and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of California Lilac and Camellia

Season and care of California Lilac and Camellia is important to know. While considering everything about California Lilac and Camellia Care, growing season is an essential factor. California Lilac season is Spring and Camellia season is Spring. The type of soil for California Lilac is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Camellia is Loam while the PH of soil for California Lilac is Acidic, Neutral and for Camellia is Acidic, Neutral.

California Lilac and Camellia Physical Information

California Lilac and Camellia physical information is very important for comparison. California Lilac height is 180.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Camellia height is 300.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of California Lilac and Camellia are as follows:

California Lilac flower color: Blue
California Lilac leaf color: Green
Camellia flower color: White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Crimson and Dark Red
Camellia leaf color: Light Green and Dark Green

Care of California Lilac and Camellia

Care of California Lilac and Camellia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. California Lilac pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Camellia pruning is done Prune after flowering and Remove short branches. In summer California Lilac needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Camellia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.