Thursday 12 March 2020

Camellia and Rose

Home grown. iPhone on wide-angle mode. In-phone edit: “Vivid Cool”
In our backyard, Discovery Bay, Hong Kong

Description

Camellia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. They are found in eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalayas east to Japan and Indonesia. There are 100–300 described species, with some controversy over the exact number. There are also around 3,000 hybrids. Wikipedia.  ADDED: Random fact: Camellia sinensis is TEA!

Description

Description

Rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing, or trailing, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Wikipedia