Camellia japonica 'Dr Tinsley'

Flowers white with a pink blush, the colour deepening tow­ards the petal edges. Possibly originating McIlhenny's Jungle Gardens, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA c. 1940.
kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Asteranae
order      Ericales
family       Theaceae
genus        Camellia L.
species         Camellia japonica L.