Japanese camellia Camellia japonica 2

This beautiful Japanese camellia, Camellia japonica, although named for Japan, is actually found wild throughout East Asia. This is because of the German explorer and naturalist, Engelbert Kaempfer, was the first to describe it, while in Japan. It also comes in different forms and many colors.

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