Apoliu Nüshen

Apoliu Nüshen (C. reticulata hybrid). China Regn. #2019-285. China Flowers & Horticulture, 2019, No.16, p.56. It was bred by Hou Wenqing, Zhou Minzhong, Feng Ji and Li Weiquan, registered by Guangdong Apo Liu Ecological Agriculture Development Co., Ltd. A hybrid of  'Dream Girl' as seed parent and 'Xuejiao' as pollen parent. first bloomed in 2014. Flowers dark pink to light red, slightly purplish, semi-double to peony form, medium to large size, 9.0-11.5 cm in diameter, 5.5 cm in depth, 15-18 outer petals, in 3 whorls in loosely arranged, petals broad obovate, everted, wavy, petals folded, central petals erect, folded, twisted, mixed with stamens, filaments and anthers pale yellow. Leaves dark green, slightly rough, thick, oblong, 7.5-9.0 cm long, 3.0-3,5 cm wide, with finely pointed leaf margin. Plant open with dense branches and leaves, growth vigorous. Flowering period from late winter to spring.

阿婆六女神Camellia ‘Apoliu Nüshen’. 中国茶花登录号：2019-286。《中国花卉园艺》2019年第16期56页。由侯文卿、周敏中、冯骥、李维全培育，广东阿婆六生态农业发展有限公司登录。本品种是通过杂交‘梦女’（Camellia ‘Dream Girl’） X‘雪娇’而得。杂交苗2014年首次开花。花朵深粉红色至淡红色，略泛紫色调，半重瓣型至牡丹型，中到大型花，花径9.0～11.5 cm，花朵厚5,5 cm，外部花瓣15～18枚，呈3轮松散排列，花瓣阔倒卵形，外翻，波浪状，瓣面皱褶，中部花瓣直立，皱褶、扭曲，与雄蕊混生，花丝和花药淡黄色。叶片深绿色，叶面略粗糙，厚革质，长椭圆形，长7.5～9.0 cm，宽3.0～3,5 cm，叶齿细尖。植株开张，枝叶稠密，生长旺盛。开花期冬末至春季。