Chihongyang

Chihongyang.( Camellia japonica)Synonym: None  Originate: Sichuan  Characteristics: Plant growth vigorous, open, abundantly branching with short internodes. Young shoots dark red. Leaves elliptic to nearly obovate, with apex acuminate, base broad obtuse, flat, measured 7.5cm to 8.5 cm across by 4 cm to 5 cm wide, serrate shallowly and sparsely. Calyxes are opening. Flowers light red. Petals elliptic, about 60 normal segments with irregularly notched margins, imbricated in rows. Petaloids by stamens, short and small, imbricated closely in globose, diameter 10 cm to 12 cm, formal double form, medium floral abundance. Blooms March to May, at fully blooming in April. Easy to sun burning. Key points of identification: Flowering late, flowers light red, petaloids by stamens are small and short, imbricated tightly in globose. Fresh shoots dark red.

迟红阳 Chihongyang 否 周利主编、2011《川茶品种图鉴》 p.28。树势强健，树冠开张，成枝力强，节间短;叶色深绿，新梢暗红色，叶椭圆形近倒卵形，先端急尖，基部宽楔形，叶片平展，叶长7.5cm~8.5cm,宽4cm~5cm，叶齿浅稀；花萼开张，花浅红色，花瓣椭圆形，大花瓣约60枚，花瓣边缘有不规则缺凹，花瓣呈覆瓦状排列，花心凹陷处雄蕊瓣化瓣短小，密集成团，花径10cm〜12cm,完全重瓣型，花量中等，花期3月至5月，盛花期4月。叶片易受日光灼伤。识别特征：花期晚，花浅红色，花心凹陷处雄蕊瓣化瓣短小，密集成团,新梢暗红色。原始产地：四川