While in Japan last April, apart from the beautiful (though transient) cherry blossoms, other spring flora that we were lucky to be able to admire and appreciate were the almost perfect camellias. The Camellia Japonica actually flowers from late winter to spring, and the tree may be 6-12 feet tall. The tsubaki are in white, red and pink, with hybrids in various combinations of these colours. (Note: The tea plant is Camellia Sinensis)
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| Pink camellia in Ueno Park, Tokyo CNB 2012) |
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| Red camellia at Ueno Park, Tokyo (CNB 2012) |
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| Red camellia in Yokohama (CNB 2012) |
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| Red single layer camellia at Korakuen (CNB 2012) |
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| White single layer camellia at Korakuen (CNB 2012) |
April 2012
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