Id:ICR-829
Country:Japan
Year Published/Registered:1699
Cultivar Type:For Ornamental
Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Asukagawa'
Species/Combination:C. japonica
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Asukakawa
Different reading for Asukagawa.
» English Description
Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.153; Itō, Tokuemon, 1788, Tsubaki, Hanagata Tsuki Oboechō; Shirai-Bunka, 1789, Shoshiki Hanagatachō: Double flower, medium size, 3 rows petals, divided, central stamen cluster. Deep red background with white star-like variegation. Different reading: ‘Asukakawa’. Originated in Japan. Not sure that it is the same variety as from the Kokon Yōrankō. (Believed extinct.)