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๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐? It originated in China. It is so rare today that only two known plants exist in the world โ one in a greenhouse in London and the other in a private garden in New Zealand.
Originally from China, this camellia-like flower was brought to the UK in 1804 by botanist John Middlemist. From there, the flower was named Middlemist Red. However, it has not been seen in nature for about 200 years.