Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Gem'

Flowers 9–11 cm wide, formal double, white. Raised at Nuccio's Nurseries, Altadena, California, USA as a chance seedling that first bloomed in 1965. Int. c. 1970.
kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Asteranae
order      Ericales
family       Theaceae
genus        Camellia L.
species         Camellia japonica L.