{"id":20604,"date":"2017-02-22T01:00:20","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T09:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=20604"},"modified":"2020-10-04T12:52:32","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T19:52:32","slug":"the-camellias-of-filoli-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/20604","title":{"rendered":"The Camellias of Filoli &#8211; Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Most people have heard of the flowering plants of the species&nbsp;<em>Camellia japonica<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Camellia reticulata<\/em><em>,<\/em> and the hybrid&nbsp;<em>Camellia x williamsii<\/em>, but even more people are familiar with another species:&nbsp;<em>Camellia sinensis<\/em> (L.) Kuntze. The leaves of&nbsp;<em>Camellia sinsensis<\/em> are used to make tea. I would not, however, recommend that one try to make tea from the leaves of the camillias shown here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Margaret-McCown.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Margaret-McCown.jpg\" alt=\"Camellia japonica 'Margaret McCown'\" class=\"wp-image-20605\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Margaret-McCown.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Margaret-McCown-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Margaret-McCown-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Margaret-McCown-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Camellia japonica<\/em> &#8216;Margaret McCown&#8217;<\/strong><br>SOURCE: \u00c2\u00a0<em>Camellia japonica<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcMargaret McCown&#8217; (Woodside, San Mateo County, California); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 February 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Monjisu-Red.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Monjisu-Red.jpg\" alt=\"Camellia japonica 'Monjisu Red'\" class=\"wp-image-20606\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Monjisu-Red.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Monjisu-Red-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Monjisu-Red-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Monjisu-Red-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Camellia japonica<\/em> &#8216;Monjisu Red&#8217;<\/strong><br>SOURCE: \u00c2\u00a0<em>Camellia japonica<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcMonjisu Red&#8217; (Woodside, San Mateo County, California); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 February 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Pink-Perfection.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Pink-Perfection.jpg\" alt=\"Camellia japonica 'Pink Perfection'\" class=\"wp-image-20607\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Pink-Perfection.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Pink-Perfection-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Pink-Perfection-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Pink-Perfection-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Camellia japonica<\/em> &#8216;Pink Perfection&#8217;<\/strong><br>SOURCE: \u00c2\u00a0<em>Camellia japonica<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcPink Perfecion&#8217; (Woodside, San Mateo County, California); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 February 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Prince-Eugene-Napoleon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Prince-Eugene-Napoleon.jpg\" alt=\"Camellia japonica 'Prince Eugene Napoleon'\" class=\"wp-image-20608\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Prince-Eugene-Napoleon.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Prince-Eugene-Napoleon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Prince-Eugene-Napoleon-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Prince-Eugene-Napoleon-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Camellia japonica<\/em> &#8216;Prince Eugene Napoleon&#8217;<\/strong><br>SOURCE: \u00c2\u00a0<em>Camellia japonica<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcPrince Eugene Napoleon&#8217; (Woodside, San Mateo County, California); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 February 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Professor-Charles-S-Sargent.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Professor-Charles-S-Sargent.jpg\" alt=\"Camellia japonica 'Professor Charles S. Sargent'\" class=\"wp-image-20609\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Professor-Charles-S-Sargent.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Professor-Charles-S-Sargent-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Professor-Charles-S-Sargent-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Professor-Charles-S-Sargent-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Camellia japonica &#8216;Professor Charles S. Sargent&#8217;<\/strong><br>SOURCE: \u00c2\u00a0<em>Camellia japonica<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcProfessor Charles S. Sargent&#8217; (Woodside, San Mateo County, California); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 February 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Purity.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Purity.jpg\" alt=\"Camellia japonica 'Purity'\" class=\"wp-image-20610\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Purity.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Purity-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Purity-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Camellia-japonica-Purity-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Camellia japonica &#8216;Purity&#8217;<\/strong><br>SOURCE: \u00c2\u00a0<em>Camellia japonica<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcPurity&#8217; (Woodside, San Mateo County, California); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 19 February 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Copyright \u00a9 2017 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most people have heard of the flowering plants of the species&nbsp;Camellia japonica,&nbsp;Camellia reticulata, and the hybrid&nbsp;Camellia x williamsii, but even more people are familiar with another species:&nbsp;Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze. The leaves of&nbsp;Camellia sinsensis are used to make tea. 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