The difference between sasanqua and camellia

Different flowers

Judging from the shape of the flowers, camellia flowers are trumpet-shaped, while sasanqua flowers are saucer-shaped, which requires careful observation.

Judging from the petals of the flowers, the bases of the camellia's petals are connected and densely packed, but the bases of the camellia's petals are separate and have certain gaps.

Judging from the stamens of the flowers, the stamens of camellia are tubular, the filaments are white or light yellow, and the ovary of the stamens is not hairy, while the pistils of Camellia sasanqua are shorter, clustered together, with free filaments, yellow, and the ovary of the stamens is covered with hair.

Judging from the aroma of the flowers, camellia flowers have no fragrance, while sasanqua flowers have a faint floral scent. >

Judging from the degree of flower withering, camellia and sasanqua fall at different times. When camellia flowers wither, the entire flower falls, while when camellia flowers wither, the petals fall one by one.

In terms of flowering time, camellia blooms from January to March, while sasanqua blooms from November to January of the following year, so camellia blooms later than sasanqua.

Different plant types

Judging from its plant shape, camellia is an evergreen shrub or small tree that can be as high as 15 meters. Although Camellia sasanqua is also a small tree, its height generally only reaches 12 meters, which is shorter than camellia.

Different branches and leaves

The young branches grown by camellia and sasanqua are also different. The young branches of camellia are hairless, while the new young branches of sasanqua are covered with fluff.

The leaves of camellia and sasanqua are also different in size. The leaves of camellia are relatively large, while the leaves of sasanqua are relatively small compared to camellia.