Debbie's Carnation

New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1984, vol.XIII, No.6, P.22, Reg. No.201: C.saluenensis x C.japonica Debutante, raised by Felix Jury, Tikorangi, Taranaki, New Zealand and first flowered 1971. The plant is dense, upright and spreading with dark green leaves, 8 cm x 3.5 cm. The peony form flower measures up to 10 cm across and 7 cm deep, fea­turing a complete rosette of petaloids. The colour is bright, cerise pink. Blooms early to mid­season.