Camellia rubituberculata

This is another species with bumps on the seed capsules, but this one has pinkish red flowers in the fall. We originally found this growing at one site above farmers' fields in Guizhou province. We had to push our vehicles up the steep track to return to civilization from the remote collection site. It was worth it to see blooming plants covered with clusters of funny pods. The leaves are fairly large (3-6 inches long) on large shrubs up to 15 feet tall. We think it is hardy to 7b.

These are new 2qts in 2025, blooming late August/early September in the photo. The 2025 2qts are cuttings.