Bote Xinzi

Bote Xinzi (C. azalea × C. japonica cultivar'Peter Pan'). Liu Xinkai et al. 2023, Illustrations of the New Camellia Hybrids that Bloom Year-round, Zhejiang Science and Technology Publishing House, p.118. HA-57-2., a cross seedling (DBT-No.2) of C. azalea × C. japonica cultivar'Peter Pan'. Flowers light orange red, single form, large to very large size, 11.5-13.4cm across, petals long obovate, rolled outward, edges slightly wavy, stamens united into a short column at the base. Leaves dark green, leathery, elliptic, margins shallowly serrate. Plant upright and growth vigorous. Starts to bloom from late-summer, fully blooms from autumn to winter and sporadically in spring. The cultivar name means “Peter Pan's New Posture”.

波特新姿 Camellia ‘Bote Xinzi’ 。刘信凯、钟乃盛、柯欢、武艳芳主编，2023，《第二部四季茶花杂交新品种彩色图集》，浙江科学技术出版社，第118页。 HA-57-2.杂交组合：杜鹃红山茶×红山茶品种‘波特’，杂交苗编号：DBT-No.2。花朵淡橘红色，单瓣型，大型至巨型花，花径11.5-13.4cm，花瓣6-7枚，长倒卵形，长6.5cm，宽4.5cm,外翻，边缘略波浪状，雄蕊基部连生，呈短柱状。叶片浓绿色，叶背面灰绿色，革质，椭圆形，长9.0-10.5cm，宽4.0-5.0cm,边缘叶齿浅。植株立性，生长旺盛。夏末始花，秋、冬季盛花，春季零星开花。