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Jinhua camellia information
There are wild camellia in Jinhua Beishan and other places. According to the He Family Tree in Houxihe Village, Luodian, Jinhua, the artificial cultivation of camellia began in the Southern Song Dynasty (1 127- 1279), and most of them were planted in courtyards for viewing. It developed into commodity production in the late 1970s. There are more than 200 kinds of camellia in Jinhua. In the 1980s, new varieties such as "Dutch Yellow, American Red" were introduced from abroad. Among Jinhua camellias, "the top of the flower Buddha" is the best. Its petals curl into a hemisphere and are brightly colored. Crimson inlaid with white blocks, the flower is 7-8 cm in size, and the flowering period lasts for half a month. It is a rare species in China. 1986 10 the first national people's congress decided to name camellia chrysantha as Jinhua city flower.