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Benten-shiro

Last Updated:2022/9/14 9:59:17 By:Sueo Takano
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Id:ICR-22616

CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1998

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Benten-shiro'

Chinese Name

Japanese Name:弁天白 べんてんしろ

Meaning:White "Benten"

Description

» English Description

Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.236 with colour photo; English translation p.165. Small, white, tubular single, cylindrical stamen column. Flowers early to late. Leaves elliptic, medium size, clearly bordered in white-green. Upright, vigorous growth. A mutation of Nukifude. Discovered and released by Minoru Satō in 1995. From Aichi Prefecture.

» Japanese Description

誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.p.236. 日本ツバキ協会. 2010. 《最新日本ツバキ図鑑》. p.214. 愛知產. [花]白、一重、筒咲き、筒しベ、小輪、12~4月。[葉]楕円、中形、鮮明な緑黄色の覆輪。[樹]立性、強い。[来歴]抜筆の枝変り、1995年に佐藤稔の発見.発表。写.文/佐藤

Flower

Flower Size6-8 cm

Blooming Season Japan

Photos