Chixiang Youai

Chixiang Youai (C. hunanica x C. japonica 'Kramer's Supreme'). China Regn. #2022-349. China Flowers & Horticulture, 2022, No.4, p.47. It was bred and registered by You Mingfei and Shen Jian of Jinhua Moxian Horticultural Engineering Co., Ltd. A hybrid of C. hunanica crossed with C. japonica 'Kramer's Supreme'. It first bloomed in 2015. The flowers are red, the RHSCC Red Group 44-B, fragrant, peony form, medium to large, diameter 9.5~12.5 cm, 6~7 large petals on the outer wheel, broad inverted ovate, the middle stamens petals are mixed with golden yellow stamens, clustered with peony. The leaves are medium green, thick leathery, broadly elliptic, 9.0~9.5 cm long, 5,0~5.5 cm wide, nearly heart-shaped at the base, pointed at the apex, convex midrib, obvious lateral veins, and finely pointed marginal leaf teeth. The plant is compact, densely foliage, and vigorously grows. The flowering period is 1~3 months.

赤香有爱 (Camellia ‘Chixiang Youai’). 中国茶花注册号：2022-350.《中国花卉园艺》2022年第4期第47页。本品种系金华市莫闲园艺工程有限公司游鸣飞、沈剑培育并登录。本品种系通过具芳香的湖南红山茶（C. hunanica）X具芳香的红山茶（C. japonica）‘克瑞墨大牡丹’（Kramer’s Supreme）这一杂交组合获得的。2015年首次开花。花朵红色，RHS比色卡为Red Group 44-B，具芳香，牡丹型，中到大型花，花径9.5～12.5 cm,外轮大花瓣6～7枚，阔倒卵形，中部雄蕊瓣与金黄色雄蕊混生，簇拥牡丹状。叶片中等绿色，厚革质，阔椭圆形，长9.0～9.5 cm，宽5,0～5.5 cm，基部近心状，先端尖，中脉凸起，侧脉明显，边缘叶齿细尖。植株紧凑，枝叶稠密，生长旺盛。花期1～3月份。