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Delicatissima

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Id:ICR-3807

CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1834

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Delicatissima'

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Decliatissima  The Gardener and Practical Florist, vol.2, 1843. Orthographic error for Delicatissima.

Delciatissima  Tourres, Macheteau Nursery Catalogue, 1839, p.21. Orthographic error for Delicatissima.

Delicatissima Nova  Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues, p.55. Synonym for Delicatissima.

Description

» English Description

Morren, 1834, L’Illustration Horticole, vol.2, p.93. No description. Anonymous,1834, Revue Horticole. Berlèse, 1837, Monographie, ed.1, p.112, 131: Leaves 8.5 cm long by 5 cm wide, ovate-oblong. Flowers, 8.5 cm in diameter, double rose form, heart large, 5.5 cm diameter, petals curled, sinuous, irregular. Those at the periphery larger, being 2.5 cm or more broad, entire, all white striped with rose, stripes both large, small and numerous. Originated in Japan and imported by von Siebold according to Berlèse. See pl.63, Berlèse, 1841, Iconographie, vol.1. Orthographic errors: ‘Decliatissima’, ‘Deliciatissima’. Sports: Delicatissima Rubra, Delicatissima Rosea. Synonym: ‘Delicatissima Nova’.

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