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Black Pearl

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Id:ICR-1705

CountryNew Zealand

Year Published/Registered1970

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Black Pearl'

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Synonym

Heizhenzhu  Shao, Taichong, 1992, The Observations from the Camellia World, p.75, No.316. Chinese synonym for the NZ C.japonica Black Pearl.

Description

» English Description

New Zealand Camellua Bulletin, 1970, vol.VI, No.5, p.32, Reg. No.43: A chance seedling of C.japonica ‘Amabilis’, (probably Kamo-honnami as ‘Amabilis’) grown by Mrs Martha E. Wilson, New Plymouth, New Zealand. First flowered 1967. It is a close peony form, very dark red, average diameter, 10 cm and 7.5 cm deep. The plant is a dense and slow grower with dark green leaves and it flowers mid-season. Chinese synonym: ‘Heizhenzhu’.

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Blooming Season New Zealand

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