A camellia is a bush or small tree with thick, dark green, shiny leaves. In winter or early spring it opens large flowers — red, pink, or white, and sometimes mixed.

A camelliacamellia is a bush or small tree是一種灌木或小喬木 with thick, dark green, shiny leaves葉子厚實、深綠有光澤 In winter or early spring在冬天或早春 it opens large flowers它會開出大朵的花 red, pink, or white紅色、粉紅色，或白色 and sometimes mixed有時候還混色。

People grow it because the flowers look a little like roses, though they are not roses. You can also say “a camellia” for one of those flowers, not only for the whole plant.

People grow it人們種它 because the flowers look a little like roses是因為花看起來有點像玫瑰 though they are not roses雖然它並不是玫瑰 You can also say "a camellia" for one of those flowers你也可以用「a camellia」來指其中一朵花 not only for the whole plant不只是指整株植物。

In East Asia it is a garden favourite; in Taiwan you often see it out around Chinese New Year, when the weather is still cool. There is a close cousin, the tea plant, which scientists also put in the same plant group, but in everyday English we keep camellia for the showy garden plant, not for a tea bush.

In East Asia在東亞 it is a garden favourite它是很受歡迎的園藝植物 in Taiwan you often see it out around Chinese New Year在台灣，你常常會在農曆新年前後看到它盛開 when the weather is still cool那時候天氣還涼 There is a close cousin, the tea plant它有個近親是茶樹 which scientists also put in the same plant group科學家把兩者歸在同一個植物類群裡 but in everyday English we keep camellia for the showy garden plant但在日常英文裡，camellia 專指這種花朵漂亮的園藝植物 not for a tea bush不會用來指茶樹。