Butler's Beauty

Butler’s Beauty. (C. sasanqua), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Mar. 2003, p.29 with colour photo, Reg. No.2587. Plant is upright and vigorous. Flowers early. Originated by Robert W. Butler, Hilton Head Island, S.C., USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 2003, p.61, colour photo p.c2. The 9 year old C.sasanqua chance seedling first bloomed in 1997. The pink to lavender pink semidouble flowers are darker at the edges and have 15 petals and 2 petaloids. Flowers measure 9.5 cm across x 3.8 cm deep. Dark green leaves are 6.5 cm long x 3.8 cm wide. Note: Given as different species in the two ACS publications

朱國棟、蔡燦玉，2011. 《台灣茶花族譜》，p.38.Butler's Beauty 巴特美女 ， C. sasanqua ，Butler's Beauty 巴特美女(C. sasanqua)茶梅一SCCS, 2006, Camellia Nomenclature, p.163.半重瓣~玫瑰形、粉红~淡紫粉、浓粉边、迷你~小轮、树性直立、长势强。Butler's Beauty (巴特美女)一茶花林目录，1992-2006, p.3/28, No.1467.Butterfly Pink—SCCS, 1984,山茶花名录.C. reticulata 粉蝴蝶(Fenhudie)的西方同义名 。 Butterfly Wings—1949, SCCS, The Camellia Review, 11(2):11.同：厚叶蝶翅(Houye Diechi)。 Butterfly Wings (厚叶蝶翅)一茶花林目录，1992-2006, p.4/28,No.483.同上。