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Countess of Belmore

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Id:ICR-3406

CountryAustralia

Year Published/Registered1871

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Countess of Belmore'

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Countess of Belsmore  Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Orthographic error for Countess of Belmore.

Lady Belmont  Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues, p.125. Orthographic error for ‘Lady Belmore’, synonym for the Countess of Belmore.

Lady Belmore  Guilfoyle Nursery Catalogue, 1875. Synonym for Countess of Belmore. This name has also been erroneously applied to Thompsonii Rosea and Countess of Orkney Rosea.

Description

» English Description

Purchase, Samuel, Nursery Catalogue, 1871 as “crimson”. An Australian variety named after the wife of the then Governor of N.S.W., The Earl of Belmore. Synonym: ‘Lady Belmore’. Orthographic error: ‘Countess of Belsmore’. The name has been applied erroneously to Thompsonii Rosea and to Countess of Orkney Rosea.

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Blooming Season Australia

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