Chenyang Shanjin

Chenyang Shanjin (C. azalea × C. japonica cultivar'Dawn's Early Light'). Liu Xinkai et al. 2023, Illustrations of the New Camellia Hybrids that Bloom Year-round, Zhejiang Science and Technology Publishing House, p.124. HA-58-5., a cross seedling (DDW-No.5) of C. azalea × C. japonica cultivar'Dawn's Early Light'. Flowers deep red slightly with purple hue, petals are light red in the middle, peony form, medium to large size, 9.5-12.5cm across and 5.0cm deep with 7-8 large petals, petals broad obovate, 12-15 central petals crowded, wavy and mixed with stamens. Leaves dark green, heavy leathery, broad elliptic, margins shallowly serrate. Plant upright and growth vigorous. Starts to bloom from late-summer, fully blooms from autumn to winter and sporadically in spring. The cultivar name means “Morning Sun Flashing Gold”.

晨阳闪金 Camellia ‘Chenyang Shanjin’ 。刘信凯、钟乃盛、柯欢、武艳芳主编，2023，《第二部四季茶花杂交新品种彩色图集》，浙江科学技术出版社，第124页。 HA-58-5.杂交组合：杜鹃红山茶×红山茶品种‘道温的曙光’，杂交苗编号：DDW-No.5。花朵深红色，略泛紫色调，花瓣中部淡红色，牡丹型，中型至大型花，花径9.5-12.5cm,花朵厚5.0cm，外轮大花瓣7-8枚，阔倒卵形，中部花瓣12-15枚簇拥，与雄蕊混生，波浪状。叶片浓绿色，叶背面灰绿色，厚革质，阔椭圆形，长9.5-11.0cm,宽4.5-5.5cm，边缘叶齿浅。植株立性，生长旺盛。夏末始花，秋、冬季盛花，春季零星开花。