There's a street nearby called "Camelia" but there isn't really a
flower called "Camelia" so I'm going to tell you about the Camellia
flower.
Now you aren't likely at all to find the Camellia here in dry,
ol' West Texas because they are native to eastern and southern
Asia, from the Himalaya east to Korea and Indonesia. There are many
different types of Camellia plants.
The various species of camellia plants are generally
well-adapted to acidic soils rich in humus, and most species do not
grow well on chalky soil or other calcium-rich soils. Most species
of camellias also require a large amount of water, either from
natural rainfall or from irrigation, and the plants will not
tolerate droughts. Well, there goes West Texas' qualification for
the Camellia plant.
Some Camellia plants are of major commercial importance because
tea is made from its leaves. Yum! Now there's something I can agree
with! Tea oil is a sweet seasoning and cooking oil made by pressing
the seeds of the Oil-seed Camellia.
This cache was placed by a member of the PBCA:
Permian Basin Cachers Association
Caching like Crazy, simply because we can!