Benizome

Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.195, colour photo and description: Medium size, deep red, cup-shaped single of 7 petals, rounded and overlapping, and a central stamen column with pinkish filaments, joined for the lower half, and bright yellow anthers. Blooms mid-season to late. Leaves bright mid-green, elliptic to broad-elliptic, apices blunt-acute, margins serrate, pronounced venation. Originated in the Chūbu District, Japan. Parentage unknown, named and released by Minoru Satō in 1987.

淡交社.1989年. 《日本の椿花》.ｐ.195　. 誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.232.　【花】濃紅色の一重、筒〜盃状咲き、筒し ベ、中輪、1〜4月。【葉】楕円、中形、平 坦。【樹】立性、強い、枝は密生。【来歴】 園芸種のg然実生。1987年に佐藤稔の命 名•発表。写•文/佐藤。