This camellia is a Japanese improved variety. The Japanese word "Homare" means honor. The person who created this camellia discovered how this camellia can be proud of to people, so he might have named this. West Camellia has a long history, and it is said that it was first introduced by missionaries of the Society of Jesus during the Sengoku period of Japan. It is said to have been introduced by Georg Joseph Kamel, a Jesuit missionary botanist in the 18th century. It is called Camellia after taking the name of Kamel. Among French aristocrats, it is called a Japanese rose, It was loved and used as a corsage by many ladies. It is also famous as the traviata of the opera, and French designer Coco Chanel also loved this flower, and this flower is still loved so much that there is a camellia series.