The ‘Camellia’ says, “You’re a flame in my heart”. However, in strict scientific language, the flower got its name from the 17th century botanist Joseph Kamel (Latinised ‘Camellus’), who was a Moravian Jesuit who collected plants in the Philippines Island. The red camellia does
symbolize excellence. By definition, camellia is a genus of the evergreen shrubs closely akin to tea, grown for the beauty of their flowers.