Chiri-tsubaki, a variety of camellia named for its characteristic of shedding petals one by one, is one of the "Three-famous camellia of Nara", along with nori-koboshi, a kind of camellia with spots which look like glue, found at the Kaisando Hall at Todai-ji Temple, and goshiki-tsubaki, the five-colored camellia of Byakugo-ji Temple.
花びらが一枚ずつ散ってゆく散り椿は、東大寺開山堂の糊こぼし・白毫寺の五色椿と並び「奈良三名椿」に数えられる。