Countess of Derby (US)

SCCS., 1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, erroneously as ‘Countess of Derby’: “White striped carmine. Large rose form double.”, and in 1954: “Pale pink to white, striped carmine red. Large rose form double to peony form. Medium, com­pact, upright growth. P. Hillebrand & G. Bertolazzi: Antiche Camelie del Lago Maggiore, 2003. The medium bloom varies from anemone form to peony form to irregular double, pinkish white with pink and red streaks and dots. Leaves medium, oval, light green.  Not the same as the variety listed in the old literature, which was a formal double”. See Hertrich, 1959, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.III, pp.54, 55.