Camellias are the flowers which Mrs. Dubose likes in "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Nelle Harper Lee (b. April 28, 1926).
Specifically, the precise camellia variety is not mentioned. But it well may have been the highly prized Japanese camellia (Camellia japonica), which had been introduced in the early 19th century into the United States of America and which particularly flourished in the Alabama's sunny, warm climate. In fact, it became Alabama's official state flower on August 26, 1959.
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