Aka-rōgetsu

Tuyama, 1966, Camellia Cultivars of Japan, p.90; Camellias of Japan, plate 112, p.56, description p.120; Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, p.366: Leaves broadly elliptical to ovate-elliptic, finely acuminate. Petioles more or less hairy. Flowers, single, pink (Neyron Rose 623/1 or Spinel Red 0023/1-3). Petals very broad and widely opened, strongly wavy at apex. Staminal tube a little widened at apex with delicate wavy filaments. Early to mid-season blooming. Its name alludes to its early flowering, pink blossoms. An old cultivar of the Kansai District, Japan. Note: This is not a sport of Rōgetsu in spite of its name.

講談社　1975年　《現代椿集》 P.366.　　関西産　「花」濃桃色または紅色、一重、花弁は平開する。筒蕊、花糸は白い。花期は秋咲きで10月から開花し、年を越す。「葉」広楕円形、暗緑色、やや大きい平坦な葉。　「樹」やや横張り性で強い。　「来歴」兵庫県宝塚市の植木生産地に古くからあった品種。　文/船木