Golden camellia is excellent both for ornamental value and efficacy, and is known as the queen of the tea family and the giant panda of the plant world.

I believe many people have grown camellias, but few have likely grown one that truly blooms golden yellow. Golden camellia and other camellias both belong to the Theaceae family, but golden camellia was discovered by Chinese scientific and technical workers in 1960 in the area of Fangcheng, Guangxi, and because this camellia blooms golden yellow, it was later named golden camellia. At present, wild golden camellia is extremely rare in the world and is one of China's first-class protected plants.

Golden camellia is a rare plant in the world and the only camellia in nature with golden yellow petals. It has the fine names of "giant panda of the plant world", "queen of camellias", and "Oriental magic tea". Golden camellia not only has extremely high ornamental value, but also extremely high economic value and special health-care functions for the human body. It has unique effects especially on lowering the "three highs", lowering cholesterol, and diabetes. It also has many health-care benefits for the human body. In recent years, people have cultivated many varieties of golden camellia through camellia grafting, cuttings, and other methods. But at present, the price of golden camellia on the market also remains high. In some flower markets, a 2- to 3-year-old original golden camellia plant costs only about 100 to 200 yuan; grafted golden camellia may be a little lower in price. There are currently dozens of varieties of golden camellia, and some good varieties reach several thousand yuan per plant on the market.

For home cultivation, it generally blooms only after 3 to 5 years after planting. Yellow flower buds usually appear in July to August each year, and golden camellia does not fully open until November, continuing to bloom until March of the following year, with the peak flowering period lasting 1 to 2 months. Golden camellia prefers a warm and humid climate and likes acidic soil with good drainage. During the seedling stage, avoid direct sunlight; once it enters the flowering period, appropriate scattered light can be given. Each time you water, you can add 0.5--1% ferrous sulfate so that the flowerpot always remains slightly acidic. This is beneficial to the growth of the camellia, and its care method is basically similar to that of ordinary camellias.

In addition to extremely high ornamental value, golden camellia also has very high medicinal value, economic value, and scientific research value. An old-stump bonsai of golden camellia with a beautiful shape costs several thousand to tens of thousands of yuan. But on the market, a one- or two-year-old small seedling costs only several dozen to several hundred yuan per plant. At the same time, golden camellia is also an important resource in the world for developing first-class medical and health-care products, and its scientific research value is also immeasurable.