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Chūnagon

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Id:ICR-2851

CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1979

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia rusticana 'Chūnagon'

Chinese Name

Japanese Name:中納言 ちゅうなごん

Meaning:A high court official of the Heian era

Description

» English Description

Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū, p.95, colour photo, p.230, description: White, medium size, campanulate single of 5-6 long petals, cleft at apex. Stamen cluster, compact, central, cylindrical; anthers yellow, filaments pale cream. Leaves obovate, long acuminate, recurved apex, margins strongly, sharply serrate. Somewhat resembles Kaga-hassaku. See Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.50, colour photo. Originated in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.165 with colour photo; English translation p.114. Stated to be a seedling of Kaga-hassaku. Originated by Torao Kaneko, named and released by Ryōji Nakamura in 1950.

» Japanese Description

 淡交社.1989. 《日本の椿花》.p50     誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.p.165. 日本ツバキ協会. 2010. 《最新日本ツバキ図鑑》. p.25. 石川產. [花]白、一重、椀咲き、筒しベ、中輪、10~3月。[葉]広楕円、中形、やや中折れ、肉厚。[樹]立性。[来歴]カロ賀八朔の自然実生、金子虎雄選抜、1950年に中村良弍の命名.発表。写/出雲村田、文/中村良

Flower

Flower Size8-10 cm

Blooming Season Japan

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