Chūbu-yatsuhashi

Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū, p.97, colour photo, p.223, description: Medium size, single flower, almost triangular in shape with 3 large, reflexed petals and 2 or 3 small petals, a large ring of hooded stamens with light yellow anthers. Flower colour is white with streaks and peppering of pale red or pink with red streaks, or pure white. Mid-season flowers. Leaves, medium size, long-elliptic, reflexed, dull, dark green, apex blunt acute and margins serrulate. Originated in the Chūbu District, Japan.

誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.267.　【花】白地に紅の縦絞り、一重、平開咲き、 半梅芯、中輪、3〜4月。【葉】長楕円、中 形、ややよれる。【樹】やや横張り性。【来 歴】親不明の自然実生で古くから当地に あったもの。写•文/中部椿生産部。