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| Description: Camellia is an evergreen, branched, glabrous perennial shrub or small tree that can reach between 7 to 12 feet (2-3.6 m) in height and 5 to 10 feet (1.5-3 m) in width. Some varieties have grown much taller than usual at about 36 feet (11 m). The plant is found growing in forests, garden, woods in hills, down to sea level near the coast. It should be planted in the shade in organic, somewhat acidic (pH 5.5 to 6.5), and semi-moist but well drained soil. If the soil is not well drained, it can cause the roots to rot. They are slow to grow and slow to establish but are long-lived plants. Because plants are slow to establish, it is best to dig a large hole, three to four times wider, but not deeper, than the root ball, to reduce competition for water and nutrients from surrounding trees and shrubs. Excess sun, cold, or shade can reduce flowering. Twigs are moderately stout, light brown, glabrous. Flower buds are quite large (3/4 inch) with imbricate scales; fuzzy greenish brown, vegetative buds are much smaller. The youngest branches are purplish brown, becoming grayish brown as they age. Bark is smooth light brown to gray-brown. Leaves Alternately arranged leathery leaves are dark green on the top side, paler on the underside, usually 5-11 centimeters (2.0-4.3 in) long and 2.5-6 centimeters (1.0-2.4 in) wide with a petiole about 5-10 millimeters (0.2-0.4 in) long. Base and the tips of the leaf is pointed (cuneate) and the margins are very finely toothed and the tip somewhat pointed. Flower In the wild, flowering is between January and March. The flowers appear along the branches, particularly towards the ends, and have very short stems. They occur either alone or in pairs, and are 6-10 centimeters (2.4-3.9 in) across. There are about nine greenish bracteoles and sepals. Flowers of the wild species have six or seven rose or white petals, each 3-4.5 centimeters (1.2-1.8 in) long and 1.5-2.5 centimeters (0.6-1.0 in) wide. The innermost petals are joined at the base for up to a third of their length. (Cultivated forms often have more petals.) The numerous stamens are 2.5-3.5 centimeters (1.0-1.4 in) long, the outer whorl being joined at the base for up to 2.5 centimeters (1.0 in). The three-lobed style is about 3 centimeters (1.2 in) long. The most common forms in which their flowers appear are single, semi-double, or double with extra petals. They come in various shades of red, orange, yellow, lavender, pink, or white. Fruit Fertile flowers are followed by globe-shaped capsule with three compartments (locules), each with one or two large brown seeds with a diameter of 1-2 centimeters (0.4-0.8 in). Fruiting occurs in September to October in the wild. Squirrels and Blue Jays often consume the seed, and are responsible for dispersing them. Traditional uses and benefits:
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