Apoliu Shuixing

China Camellia Regn No. 2019-286. Published in China Flowers & Horticulture, 2019, No.16, p.56 with a colour photo. This cultivar was bred and registered by Hou Wenqing and others in Guangdong Apoliu Ecological Agriculture Development Co., Ltd. A cross seeling between C. amplexicaulis and  x ‘Super Star’. The hybrid seedlings bloomed for the first time in 2015. Flower buds nearly globose, petiol 0.4 cm long, sepals yellow-green. The flowers are white and gradually appear light yellow toward the base of the petals, semi-double-petaled, medium-sized flowers, flower diameter 8.0～9.5 cm, flower thickness 5.0 cm, 18～23 petals, thick, 3～4 round loose, star-shaped arrangement , Petals are elongated and obovate, 5.0cm long, 2.0cm wide, both sides of the edges are inwardly rolled in, groove-shaped, apex is concave, stamen base is nearly free, filaments are light yellow, anthers are yellow. The leaves are medium green, thin leathery, broad elliptic, 12.0～13.5 cm long, 5.5～6.5 cm wide, with obvious midribs and blunt leaf margins. The plant is open, the branches are soft, slightly creeping, and growing vigorously. Flowering period from early spring to late spring.

阿婆六水星 Camellia 'Apoliu Shuixing' 中国茶花登录号：2019-286。《中国花卉园艺》2019年第16期56页。本品种由广东阿婆六生态农业发展有限公司侯文卿等培育并登录。通过越南抱茎茶(C.amplexicaulis) X 怒江红山茶（C. saluenensis）杂交种‘超星’（Super Star）杂交组合获得。杂交苗2015年首次开花。花蕾近球状，花柄长0.4 cm，萼片黄绿色。花朵白色，渐向花瓣基部呈淡黄色，半重瓣型，中型花，花径8.0～9.5 cm，花朵厚5.0 cm，花瓣18～23枚，厚质，呈3～4轮松散、星状排列，花瓣狭长倒卵形，长5.0cm，宽2.0 cm，两侧边缘内卷，呈沟槽状，先端凹，雄蕊基部近离生，花丝淡黄色，花药黄色。叶片中等绿色，薄革质，阔椭圆形，长12.0～13.5 cm，宽5.5～6.5 cm，中脉明显，叶缘齿钝。植株开张，枝条细软，略匍匐，生长旺盛。开花期春初至春末。