Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Shrub
Origin
Southern Asia
China, Japan, Korea
Types
Savoy, Giant Noble, Semi-savoy
Camellia japonica, Camellia oleifera, Camellia sasanqua
Number of Varieties
33000
0
40000
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Habitat
Fields, gardens, meadows, Suburban areas
Coastal Regions, Hillside
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99997-9
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
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Green
White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Crimson, Dark Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Tan, Black
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Oblong elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
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
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Remove short branches
Fertilizers
Fertilize when new
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Leafminers, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
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
-
-
Allergy
Food Allergy
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Energy, Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K
Diabetes, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
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
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
SPINACIA oleracea
CAMELLIA japonica 'Brooks'
Common Name
Spinach
Tea plant, Tea shrub
In Hindi
पालक
चाय के पौधे
In German
Spinat
Camellia Pflanzen
In French
Épinards
Camélia
In Spanish
Espinacas
Camelia
In Greek
Σπανάκι
Καμέλια
In Portuguese
Espinafre
Camélia
In Polish
Szpinak
Kamelia
In Latin
Spinach
Camellia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Ericales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Theaceae
Genus
Spinacia
Camellia
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Anserineae
-
Subfamily
Chenopodioideae
Theeae, Theoideae
Number of Species
800250
1
27800
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