Chashuilian

hashuilian.(Camellia japonica)  Synonym: None  Originate: Sichuan  Characteristics: Plant growth compact and vigorous, acute branching angle, shoots upright. Leaves light green, elliptic, serration fine and dense, with apex apiculate, margins slightly reflexed, measuring 6 cm to 7 cm across by 2.5cm to 3.5 cm wide. Sepals open. Flower brilliant red, with white spots along main venation. Petals elliptic to nearly fan-shaped, with apex notched, diameter 7 cm to 8 cm wide, medium sized flower. Outer petals reflexed, and inner ones incurved as a lotus flower, about 60 segments, formal double form, abundant florescence. Blooms March to May, fully blooming in April. Key points of identification: Petal margins incurved as a lotus flower.

茶睡莲 Chashuilian 周利主编、2011《川茶品种图鉴》 p.24。植株健壮，生长旺盛，分枝角度小，枝姿直立向上,树势紧凑;叶浅绿色，椭圆形，叶齿细密，先端渐尖，叶缘略反卷，长6cm-7cm,宽2.5cm-3.5cm;花萼开张，花亮红色，花瓣沿中脉有白色条斑，花瓣椭圆形近扇形，瓣端有缺凹，花径7cm-8cm,中型花，外轮花瓣边缘略反卷，内数轮花瓣边缘内扣，约60枚，形似莲花状，完q全瓣型，花朵稠密，花期3月至5月，盛花期4月。识别特征：花瓣边缘内扣，花型似莲花状。原始产地：四川