Amelia Palacios

Amelia Palacios (C. japonica). First published in magazine of Sociedad Española de la Camelia 2021, Camelia 38:48, with colour photos. Originated by Begoña Franco and José Torres in Finca Chazo (Boiro, Spain), and registered by Estación Fitopatolóxica Areeiro (Deputación de Pontevedra, Galicia, SPAIN). A seedling from C. japonica. FLOWER: large size, 10-12 cm in diameter and 4-5 cm depth; double or rose form flowers, pink-red color (47A-B or 53B-C RHSCC); homogeneous color, occasionally central white stripe on some petal. 50-70 petals rounded, elliptical and irregular with smooth, incised in a point or slightly wavy margin; occasional petaloids up to 15, pink-red striped with lighter shades of pink and White with disordered arrangement; occasional and in variable number sta,ems, up to 40, with filament color cream and reddish; LEAF: medium size, 7.5-9.5 cm length and 4-6 cm width, medium bright green, elliptical to ovate, with serrate margin, pointed apex and acute-rounded base. PLANT: bushy plant with medium and semi-open growth habit. Medium season blooming period, it begins in January and continue until May or June. Flower falls complete. Other data: it was named in honor of Amelia Palacios, a plastic artist of the 21st century, born in Pontevedra in 1986, of early linking to the world of art, who finds teachers and references in painting, design and architecture in her family.