Camellia japonica 'C.M. Hovey'

Flowers to 11 cm wide, formal double, crimson; petals symmetrical, imbricate. Presumed raised Hovey & Co. as a seedling. Int. c. 1850
kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Asteranae
order      Ericales
family       Theaceae
genus        Camellia L.
species         Camellia japonica L.