Betty Grandy

SCCS, 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: White, slightly blush pink. Large rose form double. Medium, compact growth. Mid-season to late flowering. Originated by Mrs C.R. Grandy, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.ACS, Registration No.57, American Camellia Yearbook, 1954, p303: Date of application—April 4, 1950. A 6 to 8-year-old seeding unkown parentage that first flowered in 1950; grown by Mrs. Charles Boolandy, of Norfolk, Virginia. The plant is of average, compact growth with mrodle ovate, bright green foliage. The white folwers have a slight blush pink are complete double,, imbricated. They are 4 to 6 inches in diameter with 38 or more petals. This year, its first season, it bloomed from the middle of February until the first week in April.