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Cornish Snow

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Id:ICR-3355

CountryUnited Kingdom

Year Published/Registered1948

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type:RHS-AGM

Scientific Name:Camellia 'Cornish Snow'

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Synonym

Mixue. (Rice Snow)  Gao, Jiyin, 30 July 1990. Chinese synonym for the Caerhays hybrid Cornish Snow.

Description

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RHS, Journal, 1948. Granted an ‘Award of Merit’. A seedling raised at Caerhays Castle by Mr. Williams, using C.cuspidata as the seed parent and C.saluenensis as the pollen parent.  Of the family it is a weaker grower with single white flowers very remininscent of wild roses, borne profusely over a long period.  Buds often pink-tinged.  It is a medium-sized shrub of lax, erect growth, with narrowly ovate dark green leaves.  young growth tinted bronze.  Single white flowers 4-5 cm in width, tinged pink on reverse, open from midwinter.  Chinese synonym: ‘Mixue’.This cultivar was awarded as an AGM (Award of Garden Merit) plant by the Royal Horticultural Society   in 1993 at H4 rate (hardy: average winter; -10°C to -5°C).

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Blooming Season United Kingdom

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