Id:ICR-537
Country:Australia
Year Published/Registered:1990
Cultivar Type:For Ornamental
Scientific Name:Camellia 'Anne Michelle'
Species/Combination:C. pitardii hybrid
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» English Description
ACRS., Dec.1990, Camellia News, No.115, p.10, Reg. No.385. Originated by Kenneth Brown, Higgins Road, Mitcham, Victoria, Australia. A chance seedling from a C.pitardii var. pitardii that first flowered 1986. Incomplete double to peony flowers of 24 petals, light pink shading to soft pink in the centre. (RHS.CC.62A) 8 cm across x 4 cm deep. Free flowering mid-season on a slow growing plant. Leaves ovate, flat, glossy, serrulate, acuminate, 5 cm x 2.5 cm. Petals notched, filaments mixed with petaloids. Flowers shed whole. Bicoloured outer petals, with large bunch of filaments and petaloids in paler shades, then finally white.