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Bittiniana

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Id:ICR-1684

CountryItaly

Year Published/Registered1850

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Bittiniana'

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Bettiniana  Ambroise Verschaffelt, 1850, Catalogue Général, p.45. Orthographic error for Bittiniana.

Bitiniana  de Jonghe, 1851, Beknopte Handleiding tot het Kweeken von Camellias, p.112. Orthographic error for Bittiniana.

Bittinia  Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues, p.26. Syn­onym for Bittiniana.

Bittinia Major  Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues, p.26. Synonym for Bittiniana.

Description

» English Description

Verschaffelt, 1850, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book IX, pl.IV: Distinguished by the large size of its full-bodied, somewhat convex blossoms, of a crimson rose colour, with a few, sparse, white stripes towards the centre and by its large, rounded, emarginated and outspread petals which form a full, compact, little heart at the centre. Originated in Italy by Mariani. Syn­onyms: ‘Bittinia’, ‘Bittinia Major’. Orthographic errors: ‘Bitiniana’, Bettiniana’.

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