Chikushi-no-homare

Watanabe, Kyōto Engei Kurabu, 1970, Tsub­aki, Tokushū, No.10, p.115. No description. Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, 1972, vol.II, p.170, pl.427; Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū, p.94 & p.229: A very pale pink, semi-double to open peony form bloom, with large outer petals intermixed with greenish-yellow stamens. Blooms early to mid-season. For colour photo see p.366, Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka. Leaves, pale yellowish green, elliptic, small to medium size, finely serrate. Originated in Kurume, Fuku’oka Prefecture, Japan by Senkaen, Kurumeshi. This cultivar is a sister seedling to Gyōzan.

淡交社.1989年. 《日本の椿花》.ｐ366.　　文化出版局. 1975. 《現代椿名鑑》. P164. 久留米產. [花]淡いピンク色、八重～牡丹咲き、大輪、春咲き。[葉]緑色、楕円形の中型。鋭尖頭、鈍脚。葉身はゆるく波曲し、先端は反曲する。鋸歯は浅く目立たない。[樹]立性。樹勢は強く、枝打ちは良好。[来歴]久留米市仙花園の産である。　文/横山