Id:ICR-1954
Country:United States
Year Published/Registered:1955
Cultivar Type:For Ornamental
Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Brooklynia Pink'
Species/Combination:C. japonica
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» English Description
Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II, p.50 with a black and white photo: Flower, complete formal double; outer petals crimson 22/self; margins, veins and inner petals, neyron rose 623/2 and /3 setting the main colour tone. The heart of the flower is a soft rose, 10 cm across by 4.5 cm deep with about 75 petals, near obovate, gently reflexed. Leaves near elliptic, 10 cm long by 5 cm wide, glossy green, heavy leathery texture, coarsely serrate; apices long pointed, venation, light above, pronounced below. Habit vigorous and compact. Note: This cultivar appears unrelated to the original Brooklynia.