Life Span
Perennial
Biennial and Perennial
Type
Shrub
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
China, Japan, Korea
China, Japan
Types
Camellia japonica, Camellia oleifera, Camellia sasanqua
Daphne odora,Daphne. mezereum.,Daphne transatlantica
Number of Varieties
30001
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Hillside
shade of upland trees
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-97-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-7
-
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Crimson, Dark Red
White, Pink, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong elliptic
feather-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune after flowering, Remove short branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Asthma
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Borders, Woodland margins
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Weight loss
Anodyne, Antiphlogistic, Antispasmodic, Depurative, Opthalmic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in making beverages
Making Perfumes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
CAMELLIA japonica 'Brooks'
DAPHNE odora
Common Name
Tea plant, Tea shrub
winter daphne
In Hindi
चाय के पौधे
winter daphne
In German
Camellia Pflanzen
Daphne odora
In French
Camélia
Daphne odora
In Spanish
Camelia
Daphne odora
In Greek
Καμέλια
Daphne odora
In Portuguese
Camélia
Daphne odora
In Polish
Kamelia
Daphne odora
In Latin
Camellia
Daphne odora
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Rosopsida
Order
Ericales
Malvales
Family
Theaceae
Thymelaeaceae
Genus
Camellia
Daphne
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Theeae, Theoideae
Euphorbioideae
Number of Species
25070
1
27800
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