Original: Camellias in popular culture The Japanese Camellia (C. japonica) is the state flower of Alabama as well as the city flower of Sacramento, California, Newberg, Oregon, Slidell, Louisiana, the Chinese municipality Chongqing and of Matsue City in Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
Simplified: Camellia japonica is the state flower of Alabama as well as the city flower of the Chinese municipality Chongqing.