Camellia Petelotii: A Guide to Types, Growth, and Care

Peggie
3 min readDec 7, 2023

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Camellia petelotii, also known as Golden Camellia, Yellow Camellia, or the “Queen of Tea”, belongs to the family Theaceae and the genus Camellia. It is a close relative to tea, camellia, southern camellia, oil tea, and tea camellia, and is a national level I protected plant.

It was first discovered in Fangchenggang, Guangxi, in the 1960s and is mainly distributed in the 100,000 Dàshān in Fangchenggang, Guangxi.

The flowers of the Golden Camellia are golden yellow, eye-catching, and born singly in the leaf axils. When the flowers bloom, they are cup-shaped, pot-shaped or bowl-shaped, delicate and varied, and elegant.

There are also many varieties of Golden Camellia, mainly 28 varieties and several variants, and its camellia is also known as the “Panda of the Plant Kingdom.

Basic Introduction

Golden Camellia is one of the national level I protected plants, belonging to the family Theaceae and the genus Camellia. It is a close relative to tea, camellia, southern camellia, oil tea, and tea camellia.

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