Japanese Camellia: The Rose of Winter

<div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBPvfMePsr8yg6q2wOA2Oxzyj3nF9Mgv9lquTWHhV-0j04OoMCGIsFjdQhjl89oqIyfDMf0Duiwl6NKSdOKz8f4At63yLjzmNPOH2N72gceIICjLrU1dt3KDOG0buCUBUH7RhUx-WvnU/s1600/camellia-japonica-alabama-state-flower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBPvfMePsr8yg6q2wOA2Oxzyj3nF9Mgv9lquTWHhV-0j04OoMCGIsFjdQhjl89oqIyfDMf0Duiwl6NKSdOKz8f4At63yLjzmNPOH2N72gceIICjLrU1dt3KDOG0buCUBUH7RhUx-WvnU/s200/camellia-japonica-alabama-state-flower.jpg" width="200"></a></div><span style="font-size: small;">The <b>Japanese Camellia</b> (<b><i>Camellia japonica</i></b>) is one of the best known species of <b>Camellia</b>. It is a member of the Theaceae family or tea family. It is a flowering shrub or a small tree native to Japan, Korea and China. It is also the official state flower of Alabama. It is also called the “rose of winter.”</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">The genus of the <i>Camellia japonica</i> was named after a Jesuit priest and botanist named George Kamel.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Cothran_11-0"></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus">Carl Linnaeus</a> gave <i>Camellia japonica</i> the<br> </div>

The Japanese Camellia ( Camellia japonica ) is one of the best known species of Camellia . It is a member of the Theaceae family or tea fam...