What is the city flower of Chongqing?

Camellia, also known as Camellia, Camellia, Camellia, Camellia is an evergreen shrub and small tree. There are many varieties of camellias, such as Yu Minghua, Naidong or Datura, which are traditional ornamental flowers in China, ranking seventh among the "Ten Famous Flowers" and one of the precious flowers and trees in the world.

Camellia has a beautiful crown, bright green leaves and bright flowers, which can be used to decorate not only the living room and bedroom, but also the study. Camellia is a traditional garden flower in China. It is 20 meters high and looks like a peony every flowering season. Camellia, lush foliage, evergreen all year round.

It is especially rare to bloom in the late winter and early spring when flowers are withered. Throughout the ages, many poets have written poems praising Camellia, praising the scene of Camellia blooming.

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Living habits

Camellia is an evergreen shrub or small tree. I like semi-shade, avoiding the hot sun. Like warm climate, the suitable growth temperature is 18 ~ 25℃, and the initial flowering period is 2℃. Slightly cold-tolerant, general varieties can tolerate-10℃ low temperature and heat, but the growth above 36℃ is inhibited.

Like high air humidity, avoid drying, and grow in areas with annual precipitation 1200mm or more. I like fertile and loose slightly acidic soil, and the PH value is preferably 5.5 ~ 6.5.

There are two buds a year, the first is spring shoots, starting from March to April; Summer buds sprout from July to September. The flowering period is long, most varieties are 1 ~ 2 months, and the flowering period of a single flower is usually 7 ~ 15 days, and the flowering period is from February to March.