Aki-no-homare

Katayama, Sadayuki, 1957, Tusbaki Ochabana; Yokoyama, 1975, Gendai Tsubaki Meikan, black and white photo, p.61; Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.II, 1978, colour photo No.435, p.172; Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū, p.9, colour photo, description, p.197: Flower: white background with various sized vertical stripings of pale red, mutates to self red or red with white spots; outer petal rows imbricated; the centre consists of scattered fascicles of stamens mixed with small, erect petals. The flower is 11-13 cm across and opens early to mid-season. Leaves: Light green, medium sized, elliptical with acute apex and base, sharply serrate, leaf stalk hairy. Strong, erect, densely furnished growth. The cultivar, Gondō-shibori, also known as ‘Aki-no-homare’ in Kansai is a different cultivar. Originated in Chūbu, Japan. Synonym: ‘Aki-no-homare (Chūbu)’. A chance seedling originated and released by Kōji Yamada in 1969.

高继银、苏玉华、胡羡聪，2007. 《国内外茶花名种识别与欣赏》，第28页。日本爱知县一带。花白色，有大量纵向排列的红条纹和斑点，牡丹型，大型花，最大花径偶尔可达到13cm，外轮花瓣宽圆形，覆瓦状排列，中部花瓣半直立，边缘波浪状，略内扣，花心有少量雄蕊外露，花朵稠密。叶片淡绿色，长椭圆形，光亮，植株开张，生长旺盛。花期早至中。

文化出版局. 1975. 《現代椿名鑑》. P.61.　     誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.16.　【花】白地に紅の大小縦絞り、牡丹咲き、大輪、ときに紅地の花も咲く、 11〜3月。【葉】長楕円、やや大形、 平坦。【樹】横張り性。【来歴】親不明の自然実生。1969年山田孝治の作出•発表。写/大伴、文/中部椿協会。