Asahi-zuru (Higo)

Asahi-zuru. (Crane at Sunrise), (Higo), Taniguchi, 1912, Kaikaen Chinka Kyōkan; Hiratsuka, 1964, Higo Camellia, p.14, 37; Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.108, & p.307; Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū, p.10, colour photo, p.198 as ‘Asahi-zuru’: A swirl of white breaks the crimsom surface of this Higo Camellia, 10 cm across, 7-9 petals, about 130 stamens in an open burst, filaments white, anthers yellow. Leaves, medium size. A virus variegated form of Shintsukasa-nishiki. Originated in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. See colour photo, p.247, Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka. The different reading, ‘Asahitsuru’.

講談社　1975年　《現代椿集》 P.307.　日本ツバキ協会. 2010. 《最新日本ツバキ図鑑》. p.245. 熊本產. [花]紅色地に不整形の白斑、一重、平開咲き、梅芯、大輪、3～4月。[葉]楕円～卵状楕円、中形。[樹]横張り性、強い。[来歴]新司錦の枝変り、1912年の「椿花競鑑」に記載のある品種。写/桐野、文/大藪