Id：ICR-1762
Country：United States
Year Published/Registered：1972
Cultivar Type：For Ornamental
AGM Type：RHS-AGM
Scientific Name：Camellia japonica 'Bob Hope'
Species/Combination：C. japonica
Chinese Name：霍伯
Japanese Name：
Meaning：
Synonym：
Hebe Gao, Jiyin, Ltr 30 July 1990. Chinese synonym for Bob Hope. Later changed to ‘Huobo’.
Huobo Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.430; Chinese synonym for the USA C.japonica Bob Hope. Previous synonym ‘Hebe’.
包勃霍伯 茶花林目录，1992-2006, p.3/28, No.752.朱國棟、蔡燦玉，2011. 《台灣茶花族譜》，p.34.
霍伯 高继银，1998,世界名贵茶花，p.20, No.2.
鲍伯霍伯 陈丽惠2013年《山茶花谱台湾情》第195页。
» English Description
Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1972; American Camellia Yearbook, 1979, p.103, Reg. No.1522: A large to very large, brilliant, dark red, irregular semi-double C.japonica chance seedling, flowering mid-season to late; originated by Nuccio’s Nurseries, Altadena, California, USA. The 9 year old seedling first bloomed 1969. Average flower size is 11 cm across. Plant growth is upright, dense and medium in rate with dark green leaves, 6 cm long by 4 cm wide. See colour photos: American Camellia Yearbook, 1974 facing p.53; and on p.73, Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias; also on the frontispiece, SCCS, 1973, The Camellia Review, vol.35, No.2. Sport: Bob Hope Variegated. Chinese synonym: ‘Hebe’. This cultivar was awarded as an AGM (Award of Garden Merit) plant by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993 at H5 rate (hardy: cold winter; -15°C to -10°C).
» Chinese Description
高继银、苏玉华、胡羡聪，2007. 《国内外茶花名种识别与欣赏》，第47页。美国加利福尼亚州Nuccio’s Nurseries Inc.苗圃培育花黑红色，泛蜡光，半重瓣型，大到巨型花，花瓣大，略呈波浪状，瓣面上有深色脉纹，花心有金黄色雄蕊，花丝粉红色，花朵稠密。叶片浓绿色,椭圆形，质薄，叶脉清晰，叶齿明显，植株紧凑，生长中等。花期中至晚。
鮑伯.霍勃，Bob Hope（C. japonica），陈丽惠2013年《山茶花谱台湾情》第195页，黑红色、半重瓣、大輪、1972年美國發表。
朱國棟、蔡燦玉，2011. 《台灣茶花族譜》，p.34. Bob Hope 包勃霍伯 (C. japonica) 红山茶。 1972 ，美国加州Altadena ’ Nuccio种苗园。9年自然实生苗，初花1969年。半重瓣、花瓣波浪状、暗红色、具光泽、大~巨大(11cm)、花期1~3月，树性直立、浓密、长势中等。花名：人名(鲍伯•霍伯)1903-2003，美国非常著名的老牌电影明星。
Bob Hope-蔡福贵，1984,茶花，p.157, No.145.图49.
Bob Hope (包勃霍伯)一茶花林目录，1992-2006, p.3/28, No.752.
Bob Hope (霍伯)一高继银，1998,世界名贵茶花，p.20, No.2.
Flower Form：Semi-double / Doubleness(hose-in-hose)
Flower Colour：Single color Flower / Deep red
Flower Size： 10-11 cm
Blooming Season： 1-3 Month United States
Flower Fragrance：
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