Is a camellia a type of rose?

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Camellia japonica, known as common camellia, Japanese camellia, or tsubaki in Japanese, is one of the best known species of the genus Camellia. Sometimes called the rose of winter, it belongs to the family Theaceae. japonica in cultivation, with many different colors and forms of flowers.

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As nouns the difference between camellia and rose is that camellia is any plant of the genus camellia , shrubs and small trees native to asia; (taxlink) is the most popular as a garden plant; (taxlink) is the tea plant while rose is a shrub of the genus rosa , with red, pink, white or yellow flowers or rose can be .

what is a camellia flower? Camellias are evergreen shrubs or small trees up to 20 m (66 ft) tall. Their leaves are alternately arranged, simple, thick, serrated, and usually glossy. Their flowers are usually large and conspicuous, one to 12 cm in diameter, with five to nine petals in naturally occurring species of camellias.

Similarly, it is asked, how many types of camellias are there?

20 Different Types of Camellia Plants

• Theres a controversy concerning the number of species available as scientists suggest they are between 100 and 300 different types of Camellias.
• Camellia flowers have 6 different shapes; single, semi-double, anemone form, peony form, rose form, and formal double.

Are camellia flowers edible?

Camellia leaves and buds are often used to make tea. There are over 250 known species of the genius Camellia and over 1000 different cultivars of Camellia sinensis alone. The blooms are edible but more people go for the tea that the flowers as they are rather short lived.