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Select Nurseries Wholesale Price List, 1964, p.69. Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue,1964-1965, p.1. No description. SCCS., Camellia Nomenclature, p.20: Rose pink. Large, sin­gle to semi-double with channelled petals. Vigorous, upright growth. Flowers early to mid-season. Originated by Select Nursery Inc., Whittier, California, USA. For colour plate see frontispiece, SCCS, The Camellia Review, 1965, vol.26, No.3.

高继银、苏玉华、胡羡聪，2007. 《国内外茶花名种识别与欣赏》，第33页。美国加利福尼亚州Select Nursery苗圃培育。花玫瑰粉红色，单瓣型至半重瓣型，中型花，花瓣长圆形，外翻，瓣面有清晰的红色脉纹，内部花瓣呈浅勺状，有时锯齿状，花心雄蕊筒状，花丝白色，花药黄色，花朵稠密。叶片浓绿色，椭圆形，光亮，植株立性，生长旺盛。花期中。