A bloom in winter, Camellia Sasanqua

This will be the last bloom of Camellia Sasanqua in this winter season. This is a typical winter flower which is native to Japan. This plant was introduced to Europe in middle of 19th century by Dutch traders. It is now very popular winter flower not only in Europe and Japan as well as in the USA and Australia.　

taken by Olympus Pen E-P1 with M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 1:3.5-5.6, Aperture Priority AE, F5.6 1/20 ISO800

この山茶花は今シーズン最後の花でしょう。これは代表的な冬の花で、日本原産です。１９世紀の中ごろオランダの貿易商によってヨーロッパに紹介されました。今では日本やヨーロッパだけではなく、米国でも親しまれています。