Camellia japonica 'The Czar'

Infobox Cultivar
name = "Camellia japonica" 'The Czar'


image_caption = A flower of the original plant in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne.
species = "Camellia japonica"
cultivar = 'The Czar' [cite web|url=http://www.rhs.org.uk/Databases/HortDatabase.asp?ID=50668|title="Camellia japonica" 'The Czar'|work=RHS Plant Finder|publisher=Royal Horticultural Society|accessdate=2008-08-09]
origin = Melbourne, Australia

"Camellia japonica" 'The Czar' is a camellia cultivar that originated in Australia.

The cultivar grows to a height of 2 metres and has large, light crimson, semi-double flowers.cite web|url=http://www.hortic.com/ics/product/11186/18|title="Camellia" 'The Czar'|publisher=The International Camellia Society|accessdate=2008-08-09]

The original plant, grown by Neil Breslin, was transplanted to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne in 1950. [cite web|url=http://www.camellia.org.au/pages/history.php|title=Concise History of Camellias in Australia|publisher=Camellias Australia Inc|accessdate=2008-08-09]

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