Benifukura

Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.201, colour photo and description: Medium size, deep red, wide campanulate single, with 6 broad, overlapping petals, emarginate and somewhat crinkled around the margins and a central stamen cylinder, with ivory to pinkish filaments, joined for the lower third, and small yellow anthers. Blooms mid-season. Leaves bright green, elliptic to broad-elliptic, apices tapering-acute, margins serrate. Originated in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Named and released by Nagaharu Niwa in 1987, released by Gifu Camellia Club.

誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.233.　【花】濃紅色の一重、盃状咲き、筒し ベ、中輪、2〜4月。【葉】広楕円、 中形。【樹】やや枝垂れ性、強い。【来 歴】来歴は不明。花形の丸味から19 87年に丹羽長春の命名、発表は「岐 阜椿会」。写/岐阜椿会。文/丹羽