The Japanese Camellia (Camellia japonica) is the best known species of Camellia. It is a flowering shrub or a small tree native to Japan, Korea and China
There are more than 2000 hybrids developed from Camellia japonica. The shade of the flowers can vary from red to pink to white and sometimes have multi-coloured stripes or specks
Camellia japonica `Chandlers Red` is a variety with large single to semi-double full rose pink.