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Ōtani-tō-tsubaki

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Id:ICR-14428

CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1968

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia reticulata 'Ōtani-tō-tsubaki'

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Ootani-tō-tsubaki  Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.414.Different reading for Ōtani-tō-tsubaki.

Description

» English Description

Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.414, p.210, description, p.212 as ‘Ootani-tō-tsubaki’: Leaves broadly oblong-elliptic to narrow obovate-elliptic, apex acuminate, margins strongly serrulate, venation impressed. Flowers semidouble to open peony form, bright rose-red. Late flowering. Introduced from China by Dr Tameto Okanishi, Shionogi Pharmaceutical Co., Ōsaka, Japan. Ōtani was a famous Buddhist priest. This cultivar is believed to be the Chinese reticulata Shizetou. Different read­ing: ‘Ootani-tō-tsubaki’.

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Blooming Season Japan

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