Hobbyists and hybridizers agree that Camellia lutchuensis, native to woodlands in Southern China and Japan, is the world’s most fragrant species of Camellia. A slow-growing shrub that can ...

During February and March, camellias around the Bay Area are at their most beautiful. Whether in gardens, parks or city plots, the showy white, pink and red flowers are a striking contrast against ...

While there are thousands of varieties, the 10 most common are the three just mentioned and saluenensis, cuspidata, chrysantha, lutchuensis, granthamiana, oleifera, and sinensis species.

Another fragrant camellia is that of the C. lutchuensis species. These require openly shady conditions, or morning sun. Covered with a profusion of tiny fingernail-sized white blossoms, ...

Camellias come into their own at this time of year. With their shiny evergreen leaves and smooth gray-tan trunks (dramatically muscular and sculpted-looking on older specimens), they are handsome ...

Camellia ‘Scentuous’ is a delightful hybrid blending Camellia japonica and Camellia lutchuensis, resulting in blousy, ...

Currently, there are 187 accepted species of Camellia, ... In Hawaii, cultivars of C. japonica, C. reticulata and C. sasanqua do the best. C. lutchuensis also thrives here.

Bill Parker, from Camellias R Us, which grows more than 200 varieties of camellia at its nursery in Sydney’s Glenorie, says the key to success for potted camellias is well-drained potting mix ...