Alba Latipetala

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Id：ICR-90

Country：Italy

Year Published/Registered：1851

Cultivar Type：For Ornamental

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Scientific Name：Camellia japonica 'Alba Latipetala'

Species/Combination：C. japonica

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Alba Latipetali Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Orthographic error for Alba Latipetala.

Description

» English Description

Ambroise Verschaffelt, 1851-1852, Catalogue Général, p.15. Verschaffelt, 1854, Nouvelle Iconographie Book VI, pl.3: It is unquestionably one of the whitest perfection known. The very large flowers (11 cm across) are composed of quite numerous, large, rounded petals; convex, emarginate and perfectly imbricated. At the centre the petals are small, spread out and sub-undulate at the edges. It is of Italian origin. Orthographic error: ‘Alba Latipetali’.

Flower

Flower Form：Formal / Imbricate

Flower Colour：Single color Flower / White

Flower Size： 11-16 cm

Blooming Season： Italy

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