Camellia japonica 'Elegans'

Flowers to 12.5 cm wide, Elegans form, rose with slightly darker venation. Raised from seed of 'Anemoniflora' by Alfred Chandler of Vauxhall, England in 1823. Int. c. 1831.
kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Asteranae
order      Ericales
family       Theaceae
genus        Camellia L.
species         Camellia japonica L.