Betty Sheffield

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Id：ICR-1559

Country：United States

Year Published/Registered：1951

Cultivar Type：For Ornamental

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Scientific Name：Camellia japonica 'Betty Sheffield'

Species/Combination：C. japonica

Chinese Name：贝蒂

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Beidi Shao, Taichong, 1991, The Observations from the Camellia World, p.9. Chinese synonym for the USA C.japonica Betty Sheffield.

Betty Sheffield Special Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1962, p.2. Described as having lots of white. However not sufficiently different to Betty Sheffield to warrant the standing of a sport. Hence a synonym for Betty Sheffield.

Mrs Albert Sheffield SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.52. Synonym for Betty Sheffield.

Veiled Betty Sheffield Keeton, 1965, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.20, No.2, p.11. An unstable form of Betty Sheffield.

贝蒂茶花林目录，1992-2006, p.2/28, No.1108.

Description

» English Description

Thomasville Nursery Catalogue, 1951; Fendig, 1981, American Camellia Catalogue: A medium to large, white with a few red and pink splotches and stripes, incomplete double amenone form, 10-11 cm across with large, erect petaloids intermixed with stamens. Leaves, glossy, rich green, oval, 10.5 cm by 6.5 cm, apex prominent acuminate, serrations shallow with black pointed tips. A seedling of Mrs F.L. Gibson, planted 1944 and grown by Mrs A.B. Sheffield, Thomasville, Georgia, USA. A most unstable camellia with a great number of sports, many often sporting on to other forms. These include: Betty by George, Betty Sheffield Strawberry, ‘Betty Lavender Pink’, Betty Sheffield Supreme, Betty Pink Chiffon, Betty Sheffield Variegated, ‘Betty Sheffield Baby’, Betty Sheffield Veined, Betty Sheffield Blush, Betty Sheffield White, Betty Sheffield Blush Variegated, Betty Sheffield Coral, Betty Sheffield White Throat, Betty Sheffield Dawn, Betty’s Beauty, Betty Sheffield Dream, Betty’s Pink Organdy, Betty Sheffield Lavender, Blond Betty, Betty Sheffield Light Pink, Funnyface Betty, Betty Sheffield Light Pink Variegated, ‘Betty Sheffield Peony’, Blush Supreme, Betty Sheffield Pink, Lucky Seven, Betty Shefffield Pinkheart, Betty’s Blond Superlative, ‘Betty Sheffield Pink Variegated’, Betty Sheffield Purple, Adrienne’s Betty, ‘Betty Sheffield (Ray’s Speckled)’, ‘Betty Sheffield Rose Form’, Betty Sheffield Silver, ‘Betty Sheffield Ruby Red’, ‘Betty Sheffield Special’, ‘Blonde Betty’. For illustrations see: American Camellia Yearbook, 1956 facing p.41. Sharp, 1957, Camellias Illustrated, p.155. Hertrich, 1959, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens vol.III, p.19.

» Chinese Description

朱國棟、蔡燦玉，2011. 《台灣茶花族譜》，p.29.

Betty Sheffield 贝蒂 (C. japonica) 红山茶。 1944，美国乔治亚州 Thomasville，Mrs A.B. Sheffield。'Mrs F.L. Gibson’自然实生种。半重瓣~松牡丹、白色、少量的粉红〜红条斑、花瓣些微皱折、大型直立瓣化蕊、散蕊、中〜大轮(10〜11x3.5〜4cm)、花期1〜2月、树性直立、枝叶浓密、长势中等。花名：人名（贝蒂•雪菲儿）。此品种极度不稳定、产生的突变种特别多；唯数量庞大、以下仅列出台湾目前已引入品种。突变种：Funny Face Betty、Betty By George、Betty Sheffield Coral、Betty Sheffield Pink、Blond Betty、Lucky Seven、Betty Sheffield Blush、Betty Sheffield Supreme、Betty Sheffield White。

Betty Sheffield (贝蒂)一茶花林目录，1992-2006, p.2/28, No.1108.

Flower

Flower Form：Semi-double / Doubleness(hose-in-hose)

Flower Colour：Single color Flower / White

Flower Size： 10-11 cm

Blooming Season： 1-2 Month United States

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Photos

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