Camellia japonica 'The Czar'
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Camellia japonica 'The Czar' is a camellia
cultivar that originated in Australia
.
The cultivar grows to a height of 2 metres and has large, light crimson, semi-double flowers.
The original plant, grown by Neil Breslin, was transplanted to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
in 1950.
Camellia
Camellia, the camellias, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. They are found in eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalaya east to Korea and Indonesia. There are 100–250 described species, with some controversy over the exact number...
cultivar that originated in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
The cultivar grows to a height of 2 metres and has large, light crimson, semi-double flowers.
The original plant, grown by Neil Breslin, was transplanted to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne are internationally renowned botanical gardens located near the centre of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on the south bank of the Yarra River. They are 38 hectares of landscaped gardens consisting of a mix of native and non-native vegetation including over...
in 1950.