Awayuki

Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl. No.76, p.38, description, p.108: A very floriferous snow camellia, formal double with flowers of the palest pink (Rose Pink 427/3). Leaves, dark green, ovoid to narrow-ovoid, acuminate; lateral veins and veinlets, impressed, 7.2-8.3 cm long by 3-4.2 cm wide; petiole, 3-7 mm long, very densely hairy. Hairy petals 2-4, normal petals 46-54; oblong, shallowly emarginate, incurved, with nuance of palest yellow at base. Stamens, underdeveloped, 1-1.2 cm high, in 2-3 groups, filaments pale yellow. Late flowering. Originated in Yatsuo-machi, Toyama Prefecture, Japan.

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