Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Shrub
Origin
South America
China, Japan, Korea
Types
Pamianthe cardenasii , Pamianthe parviflora , Pamianthe peruviana
Camellia japonica, Camellia oleifera, Camellia sasanqua
Number of Varieties
33000
0
40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments
Coastal Regions, Hillside
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-107-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-8
10-7
Sunset Zone
21,22
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Crimson, Dark Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Strap shaped
Oblong elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Offsets
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
Prune after flowering, Remove short branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High phosphorus
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Mosaic viruses
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, pollinators
-
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diabetes, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes
Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in making beverages
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
HYMENOCALLIS longipetala
CAMELLIA japonica 'Brooks'
Common Name
Peruvian Daffodil, Spiderlily
Tea plant, Tea shrub
In Hindi
peruvian daffodil
चाय के पौधे
In German
peruvian daffodil
Camellia Pflanzen
In French
peruvian daffodil
Camélia
In Spanish
Pamianthe
Camelia
In Greek
peruvian daffodil
Καμέλια
In Portuguese
peruvian daffodil
Camélia
In Polish
peruvian daffodil
Kamelia
In Latin
peruvian daffodil
Camellia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Ericales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Theaceae
Genus
Pamianthe
Camellia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Clinantheae
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Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Theeae, Theoideae
Number of Species
40250
1
27800
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