1、 Shape features

Camellia has been cultivated since the Three Kingdoms period. Now there are more than 20000 varieties, including 883 in China. Wild camellia is usually red, single, with 6-7 petals. The cultivated varieties have double petals and double petals, among which the well-known 18th bachelor has about 130 petals, arranged in 18 rounds or even 20 rounds. There are many colors of flowers, including red, yellow, pink, white, even white flowers, red dots and so on

2、 Growth habit

Camellia is native to southern China and prefers a warm and humid climate. It needs loose and fertile sandy soil to cultivate, and it is better to be slightly acidic. The temperature can be controlled between 20-32 ℃. Too high will stop its growth and cause burns to the leaves. It is usually necessary to spray water to increase the environmental humidity and avoid water loss of leaves due to dryness

3、 Other uses

Camellia is not only beautiful in shape, but also edible and medicinal value. Its leaves can make tea and its petals can extract oil. Bud removal can be used to treat hemoptysis or epistaxis, burns and other symptoms

4、 Top ten famous flowers

Camellia won the seventh place in the vote selection of the top ten famous flowers, which is slightly inferior to some more widely distributed flowers in China. However, many cities regard it as the city flower, such as Chongqing, Kunming, Ningbo and other places. In addition, Yunnan also designated it as a provincial flower, which shows people's love for it