A rundown of the ten most precious camellia varieties: how many have you seen?

Camellia is one of China's ten traditional famous flowers, and also one of the world's famous flowers. Today many parks, plazas and residential communities plant camellias. Camellia varieties are diverse, with as many as 20,000 kinds worldwide. Below we introduce 10 precious camellia varieties.

1. Crane's Crest Red

This camellia gets its name because its flower color resembles the red crest of a crane, and it is also a relatively precious variety. The flowers are as large as lotus blooms and as bright red as blood, and in ancient times it was much favored by scholars and literati.

2. Crown

The flower color of Crown is close to that of the azalea variety "Crown," so it was also named Crown. It is a variant of the peony camellia, with red markings on its white petals, giving it a noble and elegant air.

3. Purple Robe

Purple Robe has the deepest color of all camellia varieties and is a relatively precious variety. The flowers of Purple Robe camellia are also very large, with a flower diameter reaching 16 cm, and the color is incomparably deep and very alluring.

4. Large Agate

The flowers of this camellia are red and white interlaced, similar to agate stone, hence the name. This camellia comes in red agate and white agate types; red agate is popularly known among folk as "pig's blood mixed with tofu," while white agate is "tofu mixed with pig's blood."

5. Hexagon Big Red

The flower and leaf shape of Hexagon Big Red is hexagonal. The number of petals can exceed one hundred, and the flowers are relatively very large. But it is elegant and grand enough. It is one of the most common camellia varieties.

6. Golden Camellia

Golden Camellia is actually not common, but it can serve as a representative of rare camellia varieties. Golden Camellia has a narrow distribution and is extremely rare, and abroad it has the title of "Oriental Magic Tea." The flowers of this camellia are golden yellow, and the whole flower looks as if it has been coated with a layer of wax, very beautiful and graceful.

7. Resenting the Sky's Height

Resenting the Sky's Height is a precious variety among Yunnan camellias in China. Because the plant is relatively short and grows relatively slowly, it is called "Resenting the Sky's Height." The flowers of this camellia are relatively small, peach-red in color, and its original name was "Han Hong Ju Ban."

8. Eighteen Scholars

"Eighteen Scholars" refers to camellia varieties with 18 whorls of petals. The flower form of this camellia is extremely unusual, and it is a common yet relatively precious variety.

9. Azalea Red Camellia

This camellia variety is called Azalea Red Camellia because its flowers resemble camellia blooms while its leaves resemble azalea leaves. It has extremely high ornamental value and is relatively rare, has the title of "giant panda of the plant world," and is also a national first-class protected plant.

10. Crimson Claw Hibiscus

The flowers of Crimson Claw Hibiscus camellia are as unusual and beautiful as stripes. Their flower color is very close to that of Large Agate. They belong to the most unusual camellia varieties.

Camellia varieties are extremely diverse, and it is very difficult to list them all, so we mainly introduce the 10 precious ones among its varieties to deepen everyone's understanding of camellias. Among camellia varieties, which one do you like best?

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