Chōseiden

Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.131, colour photo and description: Medium to large size, pink, single, of 5 large, overlapping petals and a pinched central stamen cylinder with white filaments, joined for the lower half, and yellow anthers. Late blooming. Leaves green, elliptic, margins serrate. apices abruptly acute. Originated in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. A seedling of Chōchidori. Named and released by Tadao Yamaguchi in 1979.

誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.166.　【花】淡桃色の一重、筒〜ラッパ咲き、筒 しべ、中輪、3〜4月。【葉】楕円、中形、 やや中折れ。【樹】立性、強い。【来歴】 蝶千鳥の_然実生。1979年に山ロ湛夫の 命名•発表。写/原、文/山ロ湛。