Camellia japonica 'Magnoliaeflora'
Object Details
- Description
- This antique camellia cultivar originated under the name Hagoromo (“Robe of Feathers”) in Japan, with records dating back to at least the early 1800s. In 1886 it traveled to Italy, and then the rest of Europe. Its flowers have curved, pale pink petals that are supposed to resemble a lotus flower.
- Hardiness
- 0 - 30 F
- Bloom Time
- March
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- cultivated
- Topic
- Display Gardens
- Living Collections
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
- On Display
- Enid A. Haupt Garden
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2022-0479A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- Camellia cultivar
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Asteranae
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Theaceae
- Genus
- Camellia
- Species
- japonica
- Life Form
- Evergreen shrub/sub-shrub
- Bloom Characteristics
- Pale pink, semi-double flowers have yellow anthers and curling petals. Flowers are 3-4" (7.6-10.2 cm) across.
- Plant Size
- 6-8' tall x 5' wide (1.8-2.4 x 1.5 meters)
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2022-0479A
